Some Buddhists point to other early texts as justifying defensive war.

Some Buddhists have argued on this basis that the act of killing is complicated, and its ethicization is predicated upon intent.

Some Mahayana Buddhists in China, Japan and Vietnam specifically avoid eating strong-smelling plants, traditionally garlic, Allium chinense, asafoetida, shallot, and mountain leek, and refer to these as wǔ hūn ( 五荤, or ' Five Acrid and Strong-smelling Vegetables ') or wǔ xīn ( 五辛 or ' Five Spices ') as they tend to excite senses.

Some of these Buddhist vegetarian chefs are in the many monasteries which serve wu hun and mock-meat ( also known as ' meat analogues ') dishes to the monks and visitors ( including non-Buddhists who often stay for a few hours or days, to Buddhists who are not monks, but staying overnight for anywhere up to weeks or months ).

Some Theravada Buddhists have opposed the identification of Theravada with Hinayana, as it is seen as more of a derogatory term.

Some Buddhists believe that when one of their adherents departs from this world, they are placed by Guanyin in the heart of a lotus, and then sent to the western pure land of Sukhāvatī.

Some lay practitioners in the West these days use the word " Sangha " as a collective term for all Buddhists, but the Pali Canon uses the word parisā ( Sanskrit, parisad ) for the larger Buddhist community — the monks, nuns, lay men, and lay women who have taken the Three Refuges — reserving ‘ Sangha ’ for a more restricted use .”

Some The doctrinal problem of sangha-as-gem-to-be-revered they solve in two ways: firstly by stressing that the arya sangha is a much greater refuge than the lower levels of sangha, and secondly by stressing that sangha denotes the sacred dimensions of gathering as a community of Buddhists, in contrast with its more mundane dimensions.

Some devout Buddhists will wear a simple white dress and spend the whole day in temples with renewed determination to observe the eight Precepts.

Some Buddhists meditate on ( or contemplate ) the Buddha as having ten characteristics ( Ch ./ Jp.

Some Hindus believe the Buddha accepted and incorporated many tenets of Hinduism in his doctrine, however, Buddhists disagree and state there was no such thing as Hinduism at the time of Buddha and in fact, " Indeed, it absorbed so many Buddhist traits that it is virtually impossible to distinguish the latter in medieval and later Hinduism.

Some South Korean Buddhists have denounced what they view as discriminatory measures against them and their religion by the administration of President Lee Myung-bak, which they attribute to Lee being a Protestant.

Some Western Buddhists are actually non-denominational and accept teachings from a variety of different sects, which is far less frequent in Asia.

Some historians strike a middle ground, saying that Qasim was torn between the political expediency of making peace with the Hindus and Buddhists ; having to call upon non-Muslims to serve under him as part of his mandate to administer newly conquered land ; and orthodoxy by refraining from seeking the co-operation of " infidels ".

Some Buddhists often attempt to maintain that the minds are equal to the atoms of mereological nihilist reality, but Buddhists seem to have no explanation of how this is the case, and much of the literature on the aforementioned Buddhists involves straightforward discussion of atoms and minds as if they are separate.

Some Mahāyāna Buddhists in China and Vietnam also avoid eating strong-smelling plants such as onion, garlic, chives, shallot, and leek, and refer to these as wu hun ( 五葷, ' Five Spices ').

Some historians have rejected Pushyamitra's persecution of Buddhists.

Some Patuas are Hindus, while others are Muslims and Buddhists.

Some Sri Lankan Buddhists, including the All Island Clergy Organization, denounced the decision by monks to enter politics.

Some Jewish Buddhists claim that the two religions are compatible, while other Jews believe this represents a serious adulteration of both traditions.

Some practitioners, for example, Chinese Buddhists use the singing bowl to accompany the wooden fish during chanting, striking it when a particular phrase is chanted.

Some are detritivores and eat dead organic material.

* Some ancient Egyptian statues of Anubis read ,"... I am death ... I eat ambrosia and drink blood ..." which hints that ambrosia is a food of some sort.

: Some hae meat and canna eat,

Some spiders, such as some Synema species, members of the Thomisidae ( crab spiders ) mate while the female is still callow, during which time she is unable to eat the male.

Some Molokans adhere to the Old Testament kosher dietary laws and do not eat pork, shellfish, or other " unclean " foods.

Some birds, particularly finches, also eat the seeds.

Some larger mammals, such as bears, eat heartily during the summer in order to gain weight, and then go into hibernation during the winter.

Some of the words that came into use are among the most common in English, such as to go, to come, to sit, to listen, to eat, both, same, get and give.

The Oxford English Dictionary cites the first recorded use of the word in the English language as a verb in 1661, in Edmund Hickeringill's Jamaca Viewed: " Some are slain, And their flesh forthwith Barbacu'd and eat.

Some other personal word may be added such as eat my shit implying truly personal connotations.

Some species are pests because in their larval stages they can damage domestic crops or trees ; however, some species are agents of pollination of some plants, and caterpillars of a few butterflies ( e. g., Harvesters ) eat harmful insects.

Some people believe the spirits of the dead eat the " spiritual essence " of the ofrendas food, so though the celebrators eat the food after the festivities, they believe it lacks nutritional value.

Some people that are lactose intolerant can eat certain types of cheese.

Some predators kill large prey and dismember or chew it prior to eating it, such as a jaguar or a human ; others may eat their ( usually much smaller ) prey whole, as does a bottlenose dolphin swallowing a fish, or a snake, duck or stork swallowing a frog.

Some may eat only part of an organism, as in grazing ( see below ), but still consistently cause its direct death.

Some seals eat warm-blooded prey, including other seals.

Some were even big enough to eat small tetrapods, but the land was free from dangers common in the water.

Some species produce neurotoxins, which in such quantities kill fish and accumulate in filter feeders such as shellfish, which in turn may pass them on to people who eat them.

Some species scavenge for food around cities and, like gulls or Rock Doves, will happily eat virtually anything in small quantities.

Some of their favorite foods are fruits, and they are known to eat avocados, apples, clementines, and persimmons.

Some species produce natural biocides ( especially alkaloids ) to deter or even kill animals that would eat them.

Some species moult within specially prepared chambers, which they may also use to wait out dry weather, and most species eat the shed exoskeleton after moulting.

Some species will eat beetles and other insects they come across, but they can not eat hard seeds.