user19338: I heard from some brotherhood from Mahayana said Theravada also will do some chanting for eating meat. Is it true ?
I have only able to find the Mahayana Mantra but not Theravada info as below
https://drukpachoegon.org/meat-blessing-mantra

user471: There is no "mantra" in the Theravada tradition for this as far as I am aware.
But the practitioner can mindfully reflect on what was taught in the suttas about food, before eating.

"'This body, sister, comes into being through food. And yet it is by
relying on food that food is to be abandoned.' Thus was it said. And
in reference to what was it said? There is the case, sister, where a
monk, considering it thoughtfully, takes food — not playfully, nor for
intoxication, nor for putting on bulk, nor for beautification — but
simply for the survival & continuance of this body, for ending its
afflictions, for the support of the holy life, [thinking,] 'Thus will
I destroy old feelings [of hunger] and not create new feelings [from
overeating]. I will maintain myself, be blameless, & live in comfort.'
Then he eventually abandons food, having relied on food. 'This body,
sister, comes into being through food. And yet it is by relying on
food that food is to be abandoned.' Thus was it said, and in reference
to this was it said.
AN 4.159


"And how is physical food to be regarded? Suppose a couple, husband &
wife, taking meager provisions, were to travel through a desert. With
them would be their only baby son, dear & appealing. Then the meager
provisions of the couple going through the desert would be used up &
depleted while there was still a stretch of the desert yet to be
crossed. The thought would occur to them, 'Our meager provisions are
used up & depleted while there is still a stretch of this desert yet
to be crossed. What if we were to kill this only baby son of ours,
dear & appealing, and make dried meat & jerky. That way — chewing on
the flesh of our son — at least the two of us would make it through
this desert. Otherwise, all three of us would perish.' So they would
kill their only baby son, loved & endearing, and make dried meat &
jerky. Chewing on the flesh of their son, they would make it through
the desert. While eating the flesh of their only son, they would beat
their breasts, [crying,] 'Where have you gone, our only baby son?
Where have you gone, our only baby son?' Now what do you think, monks:
Would that couple eat that food playfully or for intoxication, or for
putting on bulk, or for beautification?"
"No, lord."
"Wouldn't they eat that food simply for the sake of making it through
that desert?"
"Yes, lord."
"In the same way, I tell you, is the nutriment of physical food to be
regarded. When physical food is comprehended, passion for the five
strings of sensuality is comprehended. When passion for the five
strings of sensuality is comprehended, there is no fetter bound by
which a disciple of the noble ones would come back again to this
world.
SN 12.63


19338: <p>I heard from some brotherhood from Mahayana said Theravada also will do some chanting for eating meat. Is it true ?</p>
<p>I have only able to find the Mahayana Mantra but not Theravada info as below</p>
<p><a href="https://drukpachoegon.org/meat-blessing-mantra" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://drukpachoegon.org/meat-blessing-mantra</a></p>
 471: <p>There is no &quot;mantra&quot; in the Theravada tradition for this as far as I am aware.</p>
<p>But the practitioner can mindfully reflect on what was taught in the suttas about food, before eating.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>&quot;'This body, sister, comes into being through food. And yet it is by
relying on food that food is to be abandoned.' Thus was it said. And
in reference to what was it said? There is the case, sister, where a
monk, considering it thoughtfully, takes food — not playfully, nor for
intoxication, nor for putting on bulk, nor for beautification — but
simply for the survival &amp; continuance of this body, for ending its
afflictions, for the support of the holy life, [thinking,] 'Thus will
I destroy old feelings [of hunger] and not create new feelings [from
overeating]. I will maintain myself, be blameless, &amp; live in comfort.'
Then he eventually abandons food, having relied on food. 'This body,
sister, comes into being through food. And yet it is by relying on
food that food is to be abandoned.' Thus was it said, and in reference
to this was it said.<br />
<a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an04/an04.159.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">AN 4.159</a></p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>&quot;And how is physical food to be regarded? Suppose a couple, husband &amp;
wife, taking meager provisions, were to travel through a desert. With
them would be their only baby son, dear &amp; appealing. Then the meager
provisions of the couple going through the desert would be used up &amp;
depleted while there was still a stretch of the desert yet to be
crossed. The thought would occur to them, 'Our meager provisions are
used up &amp; depleted while there is still a stretch of this desert yet
to be crossed. What if we were to kill this only baby son of ours,
dear &amp; appealing, and make dried meat &amp; jerky. That way — chewing on
the flesh of our son — at least the two of us would make it through
this desert. Otherwise, all three of us would perish.' So they would
kill their only baby son, loved &amp; endearing, and make dried meat &amp;
jerky. Chewing on the flesh of their son, they would make it through
the desert. While eating the flesh of their only son, they would beat
their breasts, [crying,] 'Where have you gone, our only baby son?
Where have you gone, our only baby son?' Now what do you think, monks:
Would that couple eat that food playfully or for intoxication, or for
putting on bulk, or for beautification?&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;No, lord.&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;Wouldn't they eat that food simply for the sake of making it through
that desert?&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;Yes, lord.&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;In the same way, I tell you, is the nutriment of physical food to be
regarded. When physical food is comprehended, passion for the five
strings of sensuality is comprehended. When passion for the five
strings of sensuality is comprehended, there is no fetter bound by
which a disciple of the noble ones would come back again to this
world.<br />
<a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn12/sn12.063.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">SN 12.63</a></p>
</blockquote>
