(June 20, 2014 at 1:00 pm)vodkafan Wrote: Don't you have to be vegetarian to be a Bhuddist? That would put me off. I can practice yoga ( my mum was a bit of a hippy my brother and were brought up doing yoga) and meditation without ascribing to any other bits of it.
Of course not
Meditation is also not required in Buddhism but unlike other "religions" there you do have to study. You have to have an understanding of the teachings even if they are basic.