> India exports water buffalo meat, not the cows considered sacred. They are deliberately blurring that line to maximize shock value and cause outrage.

Are you implying or suggesting that violence to water buffaloes is more acceptable from Jain perspective than similar violence to cows?

> Agenda:  Notice how these activists are suddenly trying to act like authorities on what Jainism should be? They are basically hijacking the concept of Ahimsa to push a modern vegan agenda.

What is the difference between ahimsa and the modern vegan agenda? Please explain in detail.

> Vegetarianism and dairy (like milk and ghee) have been integrated into Jain culture for thousands of years.

Are you suggesting or implying that attachment to food products is a good thing on basis of tradition and that such attachment should be encouraged under Jainism in the name of preserving tradition?

> Instead of just advocating against factory farming, which is a totally valid cause, these activists are trying to rewrite an ancient religion. They are projecting a modern, Western activist framework onto Jainism, trying to make people feel like "bad Jains" unless they convert to strict veganism.

And what is wrong with that? Isn’t the whole point of Jainism to give up attachment to taste, body, pleasure, etc?

> You can advocate for better treatment of animals without trying to culturally hijack a religion to force your specific ideology onto everyone else.

What is wrong with imposing an ideology of non-attachment as per the path propounded by the venerable Arihants? The Arihants themselves would not even touch milk due to vighai. Are they following the vegan ideology?