On 2015-03-16 1:47 AM, Oregonian Haruspex wrote:

> The beef taboo in India is no different than the pork and
> non-scaly-seafood taboos that Muslims and Jews share, or the horse, dog
> and cat meat taboos that many European (and Anglo) cultures observe.



Actually, it is quite different. Jews have a taboo on pork because it
is considered to be unclean. Hindus do not eat cows because they are
thought to be a higher form of reincarnation.