Before Buddhism was introduced into China, there was vegetarianism in Han Dynasty. Medical books such as Huangdi Neijing recorded the ancient people's dietary concept of "nourishing, helping, benefiting and supplementing", advocated that "five grains are nourishing and five fruits are helping" and regarded vegetarianism as a virtue; Laozi and Zhuangzi's philosophy of quietness also advocates a diet view of moderation for health. Many recluse scholars advocate nature and think that eating meat makes people feel turbid and vegetarianism makes people feel clear, so they pursue the principle of abstinence and vegetarianism. Primitive Buddhism does not stipulate that monks should be vegetarian, but follow fate, so there is no prohibition against eating fish in laws and regulations, so monks in Southern Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism and Japanese monks spread in the north are all allowed to eat fish. When Buddhism was introduced into China, it was too late to form the characteristics of China. The vegetarian diet of Han monks was first put forward by Xiao Yan, Liang Wudi in the Southern Dynasties, more than 1400 years ago, so vegetarian diet is a unique rule for monks in the Han nationality Buddhism. Liang Wudi Xiao Yan believed in Buddhism and abandoned it three times. Because of his familiarity with Buddhist scriptures, according to the stipulation of "no killing" in Buddhist scriptures, during his ten years in prison in Tian Jian, that is, 5 1 1 year, Liang Wudi wrote four articles, and more than 1000 monks and nuns gathered at the Fengzhuang Gate of the Palace to sing this article. It was the first time that monks and nuns were forbidden to "eat all kinds of meat", and it was strictly controlled by the coercive measures of "Wang Fa", thus forming a vegetarian system for monks in the Han Dynasty, which has been adhered to ever since. Buddhism advocates vegetarianism, and many Mahayana Buddhist classics explicitly prohibit eating the meat of all sentient beings, and demonstrate the fault of eating meat from the viewpoint of karma and reincarnation, so vegetarianism has a long history. Vegetarianism has changed in the past. Vegetarianism is often associated with fasting and chanting Buddhism, and Buddhism is the mainstream of vegetarianism. With the popularization of the concepts of health, environmental protection, compassion and equality, folk vegetarianism has become a fashion, even a symbol of personal elegant taste, strong modern consciousness and a city's civilization and progress.
In the past, vegetables and tofu were the main raw materials for vegetarian food in Heping Temple. Now it has been developed into soybean protein, wheat protein, konjac, mushrooms and seaweed extracts. Vegetarians mainly eat grains, beans, vegetables, fruits, dried fruits and seeds. Elegant layout, dedicated to the Buddha. The names of shops and dishes will choose Buddhist allusions, and the utensils will also reflect Buddhist characteristics. In short, they will be close to Buddhism in overall setting and detailed arrangement, and at the same time, they will often circulate and help print rare books of Buddhist culture. The purity of Buddhism, the strict selection of materials, the exquisite production, the elegant naming, the cooking techniques, and the harmony of color, fragrance, taste, shape, spirit, food, quality, nutrition, sound and environment are called "new vegetarianism".
Vegetarian food in the temple pays attention to its true colors, simplicity and convenience; Taoist elements, pay attention to yin and yang and five elements, pure and true; The main ingredients of fosu can be vegetarian, milk and egg vegetarian and milk vegetarian, but at the same time, auxiliary materials should be avoided.
Everyone who comes here will eat vegetarian food. The rule is to eat three bowls to avoid three disasters and eight difficulties. In fact, this vegetarian diet is taken from nature, authentic and irresistible. In the spacious hall, there are several thick benches with square tables and big bowls full of delicious food. Naturally, it is a vegetarian dish, with red oil and water dotted with steaming stone mill tofu. The white and tender sweet potato shreds are sweet and crisp, the purple taro is greasy and slippery, the potato shreds are delicate and fragrant, the lentils are salty and slightly spicy, and the green beans are salty and salty. Of course, the strangest and most popular is peanut tofu sticks. It is said that the soaked peanuts will be ground into milk-like filter residue to make slurry the night before, and then a little starch will be added to boil and put in a bowl to cool. Before serving, you cut the strips with a knife and pour the fragrant sesame hot sauce, which naturally makes people taste the fragrance on their cheeks and lips and teeth.