Three-pure-meat

I am not vegetarian and I like seafood, but I eat ‘three-pure-meat’ (a Buddhist term). What is three-pure-meat?

Three years ago, on one of my business trips to China for my ex-company, our agents treated us to meals in seafood restaurants. I remember they wanted me to select what kinds of food I like…there they are particular about live seafood because it means it is fresh. After I looked around, I said I didn’t want live seafood! They were curious and looked at me. I simply explained I eat three-pure-meat to them, which means: I did not see the killing, did not hear the killing, and do not suspect that it was killed specifically for me. I didn’t want to eat meat that was killed because of me.