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Just as Buddha protested to the Hindu priests against the sacrifice of innocent goats on religious altars, so Jesus protested to the Israelite rabbis against the sacrifice of innocent lambs on religious altars. But where Buddha, in his opposition to all ritual, suggested no substitute, Jesus suggested the eating of bread in place of the lamb's flesh and the drinking of a little red wine in place of the lamb's blood.

-- Notebooks Category 5: The Body > Chapter 3 : Diet > # 167