Some sects of Hinduism which include Vaishnavism follow the purest type of vegetarianism as an excellent although Shaktism and Tantric sects freely take in chicken, mutton (goat and sheep meat), fish and eggs. The explanations mentioned by Jains and Vaishnavas are: the basic principle of nonviolence (ahimsa) applied to animals;[181] https://www.cureayu.com/blogs/lifestyle/how-to-live-longer