I'm afraid to ask monks about meat...

It's a common question, so don't be afraid. I'm just breaking the stereotype a little bit (laughs)

Buddhism's carnivorous diet is full of misunderstandings. The Buddha was eating meat. In the Nanden Nirvana Sutra, Buddha died from eating pork instead of mushrooms. The original idea is “don't be stingy on what you get from alms.”
Honestly, during the bubble period, “monks are great because they don't eat meat!” What I was saying is far more black history.

I became a Theravada monk in Southeast Asia, and all kinds of meat, bee larvae, locust like grasshoppers, and shellfish have come out. However, it is definitely N.G., involved in killing a monk. The condition is that the meat was not cut for monks. So there's absolutely no problem getting leftovers or eating meat from a store for an unspecified number of people.

Japan's ban on meat eating follows the Chinese ritsuryo code and was stipulated in the “Yoro Ritsuryo” and “Monk and Nun Code” in the Nara period. In other words, they placed monks under the control of national power by making them abide by the laws of the country rather than the precepts of Buddhism. It is a system called Kodo monk.
Also, it's not that monks didn't eat meat during the Edo period; all Japanese people didn't eat four legs.

Well, from here on, I'm sure everyone will know,
Immortality in Buddhism is not a “ban on consequences” of letting them die; let's let them die! Let's hurt him! It's a “prohibition of harm.”
At that time, he said, “People everywhere kill living creatures and eat meat. It's a tribe that can't be helped.” That mentality of treating it like that and despising it is also harmful, and it is part of murder. When such animosity revolves around and swells, it eventually converges into huge killings like war.
Don't use Buddhism as a rough scoring criteria. Buddhism must always be learned in a way that fosters wisdom and compassion.

Also, this world is “full of things that don't turn out the way you want them to.” This is called “all suffering.” To put it the other way around, it's a teaching that “always try to do whatever you want according to your own standards, and be aware of your own selfishness when you're complaining.”

This is Buddhism.

I read your question.
As a side note, killing is certainly prohibited in Buddhism, but there are also people in the world who make a living by killing, such as fishermen and hunters.
In fact, there are many fishermen among the parishioners at the temple where I am the chief priest.
Of course, I never do it for fun or as a hobby.
They are made to live.
In addition, they each make a living by cultivating fields and growing rice.
There is this kind of reality.

I don't know how the tribes living in the Amazon River kill living creatures, but I think we must understand that there are people in the world in the past and present who are forced to kill in order to live.

In the world of reincarnating creatures, it's hard to avoid killing or eating meat.
That's why it's better to break free from reincarnation.
If we are freed from the world of killing and being killed, the world of living things in general, there will be no need for meat eating.

To that end, it is necessary to learn and practice Buddhism.

The teaching that living creatures must not be killed is not limited to humans, animals, and insects. Plants such as plants and vegetables must also not be killed.
Therefore, Buddha limited food to alms only. It was also prohibited to eat the fruit that becomes a tree.
However, while it may be possible for a practicing monk, it is not something that ordinary people can do.
Honen Shonin, the founder of the Jodo sect, reread the sutras over and over again and thought about how ordinary people could also practice ascetic practices and get closer to enlightenment.
And the conclusion I found is the teaching that they believe in Amitabha and pass away in the Pure Land of Paradise.
In this world, they pray for the Pure Land of Paradise and recite nembutsu while practicing to the extent that each person can.
After their lives are over, they are taken to the Pure Land of Paradise, and through further training, they reach enlightenment, in other words, become a Buddha.
Therefore, in the Jodo sect, it is important to strive for the precepts to the extent that each person can, and above all else, live a way of life where you can recite Nembutsu.
If you can chant nembutsu without killing living creatures, including plants, that's fine, and if you have to kill them, I think it's important to at least keep it to a minimum and live in gratitude for life.
Namu Amida Buddha