Topic 7 - Dietary Practice of Eastern Religeons Flashcards
Hinduism
• The dominant religion in India, ______, and among the Tamils in ___ _____.
• _____theism
– K_____, may be considered the Supreme God
- M______: Liberation from an endless succession of lives through reincarnation
- Karma: What you do in this life will determine whether you are rewarded or punished in the next life.
Hinduism
• India, Nepal, and among the Tamils in Sri Lanka.
• Polytheism
– Krishna, may be considered the Supreme God
- Moksha: Liberation from an endless succession of lives through reincarnation
- Karma: What you do in this life will determine whether you are rewarded or punished in the next life.
Moderation in eating
• Moderation
– Not to eat too early/late/much
• The traditional advice is to fill the stomach ____ with food, one quarter with water, leaving the last quarter empty to aid digestion.
half with food,
Vegetarianism
- Devout Hindus follow the tenet of ‘_____’ to avoid negative karmic influences
- Almost all avoid ____; many avoid pork.
ahimsa to avoid negatie karmic
avoid beef and pork
• Hindus who eat meat are encouraged to eat
_____ (chatka) meat
Jhatka meat
Categories of food
• Represent cultural categories that participants use to describe and evaluate foods and their effects on one’s mind, behavior, and health.
• Reflect Indian complementary medicine practices (Ayurveda): herbal remedies and balancing of foods with hot/cold properties.
Categories of food
• _______: Pure wholesome foods that are _____ to the mind and healthy for the body.
– Dairy products (milk, ghee, paneer, whey), yogurt, yogurt drinks (lassi), grains, legumes, honey, nuts, fruits and vegetables
• Sattvic: Pure wholesome foods that are calming to the mind
– Dairy products (milk, ghee, paneer, whey), yogurt, yogurt drinks (lassi), grains, legumes, honey, nuts, fruits,
• ________: Stimulating foods that produce a ________ mind and make a person aggressive and lustful.
– Spices like pepper, garlic, and onion; meat, fish, chicken, eggs
• Rajasic: Stimulating foods that produce a restless mind
– Spices like pepper, garlic, and onion; meat, fish, chicken, eggs
• ________: Foods that _____ the mind and body or cause laziness.
– Alcohol, as well as mushrooms and food that is stale (leftovers), preserved (e.g., fermented, pickled), or overripe.
• Tamasic: Foods that dull the mind
– Alcohol, as well as mushrooms and food that is stale (leftovers), preserved (e.g., fermented, pickled), or overripe.
Hindu Dietary Practices
• For purity of mind and spirit avoid
– Meat (especially beef, pork)
– Fish
– Poultry
– Eggs
– Alcohol and narcotics
Cows are considered holy
Cow milk and products from cow milk (curds, whey, ghee butter, yoghurt) are considered ____
considered pure
______ is (fresh cheese)
Paneer
______ (social class) system
• divides society into social classes.
• The highest of the castes are the _______.
– most fastidious in their rules about acceptance of food; many only eat “pure” foods
– are unlikely to eat meat, fish, or eggs
Caste (social class) system
• Brahmins.
– most fastidious in their rules about acceptance of food; many only eat “pure” foods
– many orthodox Brahmins abstain from eating onion and garlic as they are said to increase passions like anger and the sex drive
Diet varies considerably
• Hindus exert considerable personal discretion regarding the foods that they consume.
.Diet varies considerably
• Hindus exert considerable personal discretion regarding the foods that they consume.
– “No sin is attached to eating flesh or drinking wine, or gratifying the sexual urge, for these are the natural propensities of men; but abstinence from these bears greater fruits.”
• Some strict Brahmins eat fish (fruit of the sea, sea vegetables).
Feasting and fasting
• Many fast days – vary according to degree of orthodoxy
• Fasting can be:
1) complete (no food)
2) eating “purer” foods such as milk, fruits, nuts, starchy roots and vegetables
3) adopting a completely vegetarian diet
Diwali
• A 5-daynational festival of prayer, lights, fire crackers and sweets occurring in the fall.
– October 30th to November 3, 2016
• Enjoyed by most people in ______ regardless of faith: ______, Jains, Buddhists, and ______.
India, Hindus, Jains, Buddhists and Sikhs
