Are Buddhists vegetarian?

Lama Jampa explains why this is both an important question and also a unique case of where scriptural texts are varied so that in the end it is for Buddhists to choose whether or not to be vegetarian.
Lama Jampa Thaye is an extraordinary Buddhist master. He met his first spiritual teacher, Karma Thinley Rinpoche, at the age of 20 in 1973 and his other principal masters include H.H. Sakya Trizin and H.H. Karmapa (both the 16th and the 17th). As a result students of Lama Jampa Thaye are in the rare position to be able to receive teachings from both the Sakya and Karma Kagyu traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, which Lama Jampa delivers with exceptional clarity, down to earth humour, and compassion. For information of where and when Lama Jampa is next teaching see www.lamajampa.org or download Lama Jampa's app from iTunes: goo.gl/kS6Yjk or Google Play: goo.gl/cFfy1q