I'm not a vegetarian, are you?
I am, I refrain from eating meat out of respect for living creatures.
Then what is their purpose on the earth then?
I'm not sure but I am buddhist so I value virtue, morality, and moral discipline and that includes respecting all living creatures.
Oh, I can respect your views. How did you learn about Buddhism?
Korean Buddhism
Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what it sees as inconsistencies in Mahayana Buddhism. Early Korean monks believed that the traditions they received from foreign countries were internally inconsistent. To address this, they developed a new holistic approach to Buddhism. This approach is characteristic of virtually all major Korean thinkers, and has resulted in a distinct variation of Buddhism, which is called "Tongbulgyo" ("interpenetrated Buddhism"), a form that sought to harmonize all disputes (a principle
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