Why Cai Yuanpei pursues vegetarianism, Buddhist network

Cai Yuanpei's vegetarian diet is mainly influenced by Li Shizeng. Li Shizeng 1902 came to France to study and start a business. 1907, the far east biochemical society was established. This is the first time that the nutritional composition of soybean is similar to that of milk through chemical analysis. The first "Tofu Company" was established in France, and a "Chinese restaurant" was opened to introduce China's bean food to the west.

Li Shizeng said that when animals die, their whole bodies will be stiff, and toxins will be produced in their bodies. Regular consumption will make people poisoned. Cai Yuanpei felt reasonable after listening to it, and also recalled Tolstoy's tragic description of "a carefully raised pink pig was slaughtered", which was deeply touched, so he sprouted the idea of being a vegetarian.

Cai Yuanpei said that "vegetarian food has three meanings: one is hygiene, the other is abstinence from killing, and the third is fasting". His vegetarian diet is mainly based on abstinence from killing, because everyone loves life and hates death. As for "hygiene", the most important thing is to avoid alcohol and tobacco, but I can't do it myself; As for "frugality", in foreign restaurants, people who eat meat buy tickets in long queues, and they are vegetarian and specialize in cooking, but there are no bargains.