December 8 is Buddha Day. Ignore

[handmaiden]

Well, it is December 11 and did Buddha return in triumph to guide his holy army to victory and establish him as the Supreme Authority on earth? Of course not! This is because Buddha is an non-existent, false prophet, pie-in-the-sky illusion. Unlike Jesus, whose promises never fail.

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

I think it's an admission of defeat when they give up on their own celebrations and start doing ours. So many celebrations are Christian - Christmas, Easter, New Years, weddings, the Sabbath - that it looks like Jesus is winning the war. Pick a side, Boodhist blasphemers.

[MitzaLizalor]

It is also forgivable for a Buddhist to consume meat that was killed for them, if they do not know it was killed for them prior to eating it.

Buddha did have some policies on what kind of meat is forbidden, however, and that includes: human meat, elephant meat, horse meat, dog meat and meat from snakes, lions, tigers, panthers, bears and hyenas. None of those are typical Christmas meats (at least in the Western world!) so they do not conflict with Buddhists eating Christmas supper.

It is also common for Christians to say grace before supper as a way to be grateful to God and to give thanks for their food. Buddhists perform their own version of grace before eating as well, but instead they thank the animals for giving up their lives and thank the person who provided the food for them.

There was some nonsense about eating meat and not eating meat and "many paths to enlightenment" which presumably includes Moses, Abraham/Brahma, Noah and Enoch. Mostly these were enthusiastic carnivores so neighings on the topic can be disregarded. My point is not that: around Delhi, my last sojourn in India, and to a greater extent in Poona and surrounding villages (recently renamed Pune) creatures that drop dead can be eaten. I've tried it: not recommended: the meat is tainted. Perhaps the ones I've highlighted in orange would be indistinguishable whether dropped dead or not (snuck up behind while someone was stroking them and talking to them) then BANG! shot in the head (the most humane death for anyone) but for buffalo? Not so: never again will I eat anything that's dropped dead. Sorry – I'm raving.

BLUE SECTION
Here the inanity is in full flight. Buddhists as a rule don't eat meat. Yes. We know that. Are there exceptions? Probably. (But not like those idiots who crashed in the Andes and ate one another until they ran out so went yomping off across the tundra to see what they could find and found a road and got rescued so if they'd done that in the first place nobody would need to eat anyone – and these freaks are heroes?) Already the Buddhists are on a surer foothold.

MORE IMPORTANT DARK BLUE SECTION
Now we've gone total Garuda bird: so if they don't eat meat unless it was especially killed for them [yes, got that -ed.] but may only do so if they don't know it was especially killed for them? Huh?? Did I just attain psychosis or wouldn't that put them back to "not eating meat" status. What hope is there for societies based on such foundations: I've seen them: The Suckage is bigly.


VERB: to bigly suck
EXAMPLE: hoping your spices will mask diseased buffalo (hint - they don't)
JESUS: died to save us from this
THAT'S: why we eat Jesus.

[Johny Joe Hold]

So, offensive. Jesus came to be the Light of the World and His birthday is in December. They are just piggybacking on Jesus' celebrations as well as doing that cultural appropriation thing that Liberals are always complaining about.

So many fake religions try to make money by piggy backing onto Baby Jesus. The Buddhists do it too.

How Does a Buddhist Celebrate Christmas? • Kenton de Jong Travel

[handmaiden]

So, offensive. Jesus came to be the Light of the World and His birthday is in December. They are just piggybacking on Jesus' celebrations as well as doing that cultural appropriation thing that Liberals are always complaining about.

[Johny Joe Hold]

The less attention we all pay to heathen holidays the fewer Christians fall by the wayside. Nevertheless, we need to be watchful that these days are not recognized by schools or the public. Remember, no false gods.

On Bodhi Day, Buddhists commemorate Siddhartha Gautama’s enlightenment by lighting lamps to combat darkness