Yabla video uses of 吃素

其实 qíshí
a
吃素 chīsù
a
hěn
duō
rén
shuō
zhè
shì
功德 gōngdé
Actually, a lot of people say that eating vegetables is a type of virtue.
不过 bùguò
大多数人 dàduōshùrén
吃素 chīsù
ne
并不 bìngbù
shì
yào
清理 qīnglǐ
身体 shēntǐ
But, the [the reason] majority of people eat vegetables is not to clean their bodies,
但是 dànshì
中国人 Zhōngguórén
吃素 chīsù
chī
素斋 sùzhāi
远远 yuǎnyuǎn
zài
佛教 Fójiào
进入 jìnrù
中国 Zhōngguó
之前 zhīqián
but the Chinese started vegetarianism way before Buddhism entered China.
现在 xiànzài
和尚 héshang
当然 dāngrán
dōu
吃素 chīsù
la
a
Nowadays, monks will only eat vegetables,
怎么 zěnme
huì
开始 kāishǐ
吃素 chīsù
de
ne
So, how did vegetarianism begin?