[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [釋氏稽古略](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037) › 2.196 # 釋氏稽古略 2.196 釋氏稽古略 2.196 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2.196) 素饌　四月梁武皇帝詔以宗廟用牲牢有累冥道。宜皆以麵為之。八座朝議以大脯代一元大武。十月詔以宗廟猶用脯修更議代之。於是以大餅代大脯。其餘盡用蔬果（帝紀）。今之茹素辦食者本此也。 > Vegetarian food: In the fourth month, Emperor Wu of Liang decreed that using animal sacrifices in the ancestral temples burdened the unseen paths, and that all of them should be made of flour instead. The Eight Ministers deliberated at court and replaced the primary sacrificial ox with large dried meat. In the tenth month, an imperial decree stated that since dried meat was still used in the ancestral temples, they should deliberate further to replace it. Thereupon, large cakes were used to replace large dried meat, and all the rest used vegetables and fruits (\*Imperial Annals\*). Those who today eat vegetarian food and prepare such meals trace their origins to this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2.195) - [Next: 2.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2.197) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037~en-mt.2.196) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.2.196) · Pramāṇa