And though vegetarianism does not stem from Buddhism, Buddhist beliefs and practices are related to why most full-time vegetarians in Taiwan have chosen their diets, and why many more people abstain from meat on the first and 15th of every month.
雖然素食並非起源於佛教，但今天許多吃長齋、為還願而吃素或每逢初一、十五吃素的人，多與佛教信仰或習俗有關。