However, if each school of Buddhist thought insisted on questioning the practices of other schools, then wouldn't Theravadin Buddhists questions the validity of Chinese Buddhist monks for not leading a mendicant lifestyle and eating afternoon, and not wearing a robe which leaves their right shoulder bare and Chinese Buddhist followers question Tibetan Buddhists for eating meat.
如果一定要用自己遵行的部派理論來質疑其他部派，那就會出現南傳佛教質疑漢傳佛教為何沒有天天沿門托缽，過了中午還進食？為何沒有穿著坦露右肩的袈裟？而漢傳佛教就要質疑藏傳佛教為何吃肉了。