What does the Buddha mean by vegetables?

Buddhism believes that compassion and kindness are important qualities of bodhisattvas. Vegetables are a kind of dishes, and the word "vegetables" originally means "plants", which refers to food without meat. It is mentioned in Buddhist scriptures that Bodhisattva should avoid eating flesh-and-blood foods such as meat and choose a light and peaceful vegetarian diet. Therefore, when the Buddha said vegetables, he actually meant that the Bodhisattva not only adhered to vegetarian diet, but also paid attention to saving ingredients, not wasting them, and developing beneficial popular dishes.

Vegetables are high in fiber, low in calories, rich in vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, and are a healthy food with low fat and rich taste. The eight right paths emphasized by Buddhism include "right view, mindfulness, righteousness, correct work, positive progress, mindfulness, positive determination and correction", which also includes the protection and care of health. The Buddha's view of vegetables is to remind everyone of the importance of vegetarianism to physical and mental health, and to pay attention to the characteristics in the production of dishes to create a delicious and healthy vegetarian dining table.

Buddha said that vegetables are a way to help others achieve self-cultivation

Buddhism emphasizes the belief that people and other lives can live in glory, and believes that saving all sentient beings is an important part of spiritual achievements. Vegetarian diet can not only reduce the risk of gastrointestinal injuries, but also help people to better systematize the natural continuity of the universe and guide people to save and protect all animals to the maximum extent. Buddha said that vegetables have many meanings, such as biology, philosophy, ethics and culture, which reminds people to find and prove their meaning in life in the world behind vegetables, so as to achieve spiritual success on the road of awakening and saving other lives.