ANOTHER QUESTION

Do monks eat garlic?!?!?!?!?

Julie Tran wrote:

Do monks eat garlic?!?!?!?!?

no idea

Well, yes they can eat garlic but it is not recommended or preferred that they don't eat garlic.
This also applies to onion, spring onion etc...

Us being a Phật Tử, should know this when cooking for the monks. There's no rules saying that they are not allowed to eat them but most or usually phật tử that does the cooking will not include them into the food.

I know the reason why but it's a bit tricky for me to explain, I'll just briefly tell you why. It's because garlic, onion, spring onion etc. contains this substance that stimulates your body in a specific way that should be avoided especially for monks.

But some phật tử, even though being an adult doesn't know this and will include garlic and the likes into Thay's food and Thay being compassionate will still eat it to keep the phật tử happy even though they know it's best not to eat it.

You can go and ask the people that do the cooking in temples and ask them, usually the old ladies. heheheh
They will tell you it's not good for the monks.

So in conclusion, us being a phật tử we should help the monks tử by making food with appropriate ingredients.

Hope that clears up your curiosity. If further explaining is needed ask.

Tran Da Man wrote:

It's because garlic, onion, spring onion etc. contains this substance that stimulates your body in a specific way that should be avoided especially for monks.

huh?
in what way?

Well, I'm not sure if i'm the right person to explain in depth. LOL
I'll think of a way to explain later.

Tran Da Man wrote:

Well, I'm not sure if i'm the right person to explain in depth. LOL
I'll think of a way to explain later.

kk leave this one for thay?

jimmy wrote:

kk leave this one for thay?

Well yeh until i can think of how to word it.

isnt it like well i heard from my nun that monks and nuns they don't eat garlic, onions etc. because it would increase their hormones or increase their sexual desire????

LOL

because garlic has this substance in it that raises their hormone levels. thats what the nun told me.

boybluu wrote:

isnt it like well i heard from my nun that monks and nuns they don't eat garlic, onions etc. because it would increase their hormones or increase their sexual desire????

LOL

because garlic has this substance in it that raises their hormone levels. thats what the nun told me.

Ya spot on! Therefore those kind of ingredients should be avoided from the monks food.

Tran Da Man wrote:

boybluu wrote:

isnt it like well i heard from my nun that monks and nuns they don't eat garlic, onions etc. because it would increase their hormones or increase their sexual desire????

LOL

because garlic has this substance in it that raises their hormone levels. thats what the nun told me.

Ya spot on! Therefore those kind of ingredients should be avoided from the monks food.

huy u couldve just said that before =.=
although i had a suspicion that it was that

i guess that means no pasta or italian food for thems

jimmy wrote:

huy u couldve just said that before =.=
although i had a suspicion that it was that

Well i didn't know if it was appropriate or not! But now i know it is.

hoanguyen wrote:

i guess that means no pasta or italian food for thems

Actually you can make pretty much any vegetarian food without garlic, onion... etc Just don't put those in.

Tran Da Man wrote:

jimmy wrote:

huy u couldve just said that before =.=
although i had a suspicion that it was that

Well i didn't know if it was appropriate or not! But now i know it is.

watever you say

LOL

i was sitting on my chair for about 10 minutes thinking if i should post this answer or not LOL

but yer....hehehehe

Thanks for the answer guys!
that's interesting, i wonder what the substance is...

LOL me too

well, i'm not exactly sure what the substance is. Now that you guys mentioned it, i'm curious as well. hahha I might google it.

"google it" sorry that just sounds funny "google it"

i donno why im just being random i guess, i just laugh at anything that i thnk is funny *grins*