Guardian Cow on household gate

If you would eat beef, you would eat your own mother...

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October 1st 2013
If you would eat beef, you would eat your own mother...because cows are our mother, they give us their milk. I have heard this sentiment expressed a number of times in Sri Lanka, and both Hindus and Buddhists refrain from eating beef. Have you ever heard the expression, "I must have touched on someone's sacred cow"? Well here, cows truly are sacred and are given a place in life and both ... read more

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The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more