The cure of suffering is to destroy these selfish desires 4. Considerable variation in practices between sects and countries. Some Buddhists will eat beef, if they do not personally kill the animal. Most monks do not eat after noon. Giving food to a monk confers blessings on the giver.
Buddhist festivals vary with region.
In practice, a graded series of steps, with gradual elimination of animal foods, then fruits, finally elimination of vegetables, leaving only brown rice. Each mouthful of food is to be chewed 50 times. Fluid intake is also restricted. Low total energy intake. Fruitanianism Consumption of only fruit, no other foods.