What the Dalai Lama really eats (video)

Mashed, Oct. 25, 2018; DalaiLama.com; CC Liu, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Thiksey Tibetan Monastery, Ladakh, India

The 14th Dalai Lama's eating habits are nothing if not interesting. From his view on meat, to the strict discipline for Buddhist monastics, to the Potala Palace gardens that [used to] provide his favorite ingredients while the little people struggle in exile or under harsh Chinese rule, here are the ins-and-outs of the his not-so-meek diet.

Is he vegetarian? | 0:16
Tibetan breakfast and lunch | 1:12
Homegrown vegetables and fresh bread | 2:06
Oodles of noodles | 2:41
Mare's milk beer | 3:12
Yak butter tea | 3:49

Please, go vegan. I eat green and make butter and wool for Tibet's harsh climate. The most interesting thing about yaks is that Tibetan culture wouldn’t exist without them (sivanaspirit.com).

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