...Because of the sanctity of cows, eating them is a more horrible sin than murder, but eating other meats is also considered a very impure act, and is avoided along with drinking and smoking. The idea of purity and impurity regulates the diet in general, and mutton and chicken are preferred over pork, and fried or sauteed food (pakka) is more commonly made than boiled food (kacha), because they are considered to be more pure. Other interesting customs and phenomena include the fact that the left hand used for excretion is considered impure, so only the right hand should be used for eating; one's own fingers are cleaner than a spoon whose previous use is unknown; people do not like to eat food cooked by people of a lower caste rank than themselves or share a table with them, and therefore there are many restaurant owners and cooks who are Brahmins, who are at the top of the caste. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Kutcher" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…牛はその神聖さのゆえに,口にするなど殺人を犯すよりも恐ろしい罪になるが,その他の肉食もひじょうに不浄な行為とみられて,飲酒,喫煙とともに避けるのである。浄・不浄の観念は食生活全般を規制しており,豚より羊肉と鶏肉が好まれるのも,煮た料理(カッチャー)より油で揚げるかいためるかした料理(パッカー)がよく作られるのも浄性が高いと考えられるためである。その他,排泄のときに使う左手は不浄だから,食事には右手しか使ってはいけない,だれが使ったかわからぬスプーンより,自分の指の方がより清浄である,自分よりカーストランクが下の人の作った料理を食べたり,彼らと食卓をともにするのは好まない,したがって最上位であるバラモンのレストラン経営者やコックが多い,などといった興味深い習慣や現象がみられる。… ※「カッチャー」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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