Edible by humans, but not by my kind 4. Edible by humans, but not by me 5. Some Examples of Religiously Determined Vegetarianism a. Biblical injunctions that pork is unclean 2. Subdivisions result in some 3000 different castes.
Caste determines social structure, including foods to be eaten.
Performing moral duties well may result in rebirth in a higher caste. Wound not others, do not injury by thought or deed, utter no word to pain thy fellow creatures. One should cease from eating all flesh. There is no fault in eating flesh, nor in drinking intoxicating liquor, nor in copulation, for that is the occupation of beings, but cessation from them produces greater fruits. Meat can never be obtained without injury to living creatures, and injury to sentient beings is detrimental to the attainment of heavenly bliss.