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When he just as well could have forbidden his monks from eating meat outright, like other mendicants did in his time.

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they were medicants. they silently accepted what was given to them from the ordinary consumption of the common peoples

the monks spent much of their time wandering around India, including to places where Buddhism had not previously entered

they silently (and gratefully) accepted what was given to them from the ordinary consumption of the common peoples

I am aware of this and I have previously said here that the Buddha did not recommend that his monks or lay followers refrain from eating meat at all.

how a layfollower chose to act in relation to acquiring food, during the Buddha's time, is implicit in the 1st precept. if the layfollower chose to not kill animals then this was according to the 1st precept. it was not required of the Buddha to make an additional precept. according to the interpretation and circumstances of individals, the guidance in the 1st precept is self-explanatory

for example, King Ashoka created wildlife reserves and place prohibitions on hunting animals inspired by the 1st precept

or many Buddhists train themselves to not kill insects inspired by the 1st precept

it was not required of the Buddha to make numerous 'sub-precepts' regard what could and could not be killed

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