My Favorite!
Whenever I visit Singapore, I visit this place. I have brought many people here and they all love it!
Anandha Bhavan Restaurant is a restaurant located along Selegie Road, just within Little India in Singapore. It is arguably the oldest Vegetarian restaurant in Singapore!
It was established in 1924, and has been serving vegetarian food for the past 87 years!! It is the oldest Indian vegetarian restaurant in Singapore, and I can see why the restaurant has continuously attracted customers for so many years… the food is healthy, delicious, NOT oily and they have a wide range of vegetarian food there. It reminds me so much of the food in India! The food has no msg, coloring or preservatives whatsoever. It is my favorite place in Singapore. And the service is fast also and guess what, THEY ARE OPEN 24 HOURS!!!!
The restaurant has now expanded to 4 branches, including Changi Airport Terminal 2. Do drop by even if you’re transiting in Singapore!
On the wall of their restaurant, they have placed a write-up which I would like to share with you… it’s the logic of vegetarianism…READ BELOW…I love what they have written on their walls…
I sincerely request you to circulate this writing. Bring awareness. Circulate in a gentle, loving and respectful manner. Bringing knowledge to people is the highest form of giving especially when the knowledge brings less sufferings to others eventually. Blog this, share this, spread this and help to bring knowledge to others. I thank you ahead of time please…
Humbly,
Tsem Rinpoche
In a world of deep divine faith…
THE LOGIC OF VEGETARIANISM
“An examination of the structure of the human body leads to the conclusion that man is intended by nature to live on a vegetable diet. There is the closest affinity between the organs of the human body and those of the fruit eating animals. The monkey for instance is so similar to man in shape and structure, and it is a fruit eating animal. Its teeth and stomach are just like the teeth and stomach of man while those of carnivorous animals, as for instance, the lion and tiger, are entirely different.”
–Mahatma Gandhi
PHYSIOLOGICAL COMPARISONS
MEAT – EATER
- Have claws.
- No skin pores, perspires through tongue.
- Sharp front teeth for tearing.
- No flat molar teeth for grinding.
- Intestinal tract 2 times body length so rapidly decaying meat can pass out quickly.
- Strong hydrochloric acid to digest meat.
HERBIVORE
- No claws.
- Perspire through skin pores.
- No sharp front teeth and has flat rear molars.
- Intestinal tract 10-12 times body length.
- Stomach acid 20 times less strong than meat-eaters.
MAN
- No claws.
- Perspires through skin pores.
- No sharp front teeth and has flat rear molars.
- Intestinal tract 12 times body length.
- Stomach acid 20 times less strong than meat-eaters.
The Stamina of a Camel,
The Strength of an Elephant
And the Beauty of a Horse
Are all sustained on a Vegetarian Diet.
VEGETARIANISM – THE HEATHIER FOOD CHOICE
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Many people including me is brought up to think that we are born meat eaters, but if we really compare our body structure with primates, we are indeed herbivore. Even the characteristics of our body shows we are herbivore, but I feel human has the most powerful tools, which is our mind. Our mind is what sets the human apart from other animals, where we can develop the ability to control our mind to behave in certain manners.
I have been vegetarian for 7 years and there are still so much good vegetarian food I have not explored. I wish many more people can give up meat for the sake of other living beings.
I am not sure whether this has something to do with the Sri Ananda Bhawan restaurant here in Penang. If yes, then it’s one of my favourite place. They do serve vegetarian and its pricing is reasonable. The physiological comparisons sound logic and interesting. Perhaps, this might create awareness as Rinpoche has mentioned. Will share this immediately. Thank you Rinpoche.
Dear Rinpoche, I wish that may the owner of Anandha Bhavan Restaurant’s all future generations have a good health and long life because they are doing the same thing we are doing which is saving the animals by promoting vegetarianism.
I have been there twice. It is really a good place to have your food and things like that! Definitely a great place to eat!
只要网上搜寻，就能发现很多的运动选手，瑜伽师等等都是素食者，其实我们不需要通过另一个动物来获取需要的蛋白质。就如健美先生 Bill Pearl 一样，身为素食者的他，还是能锻炼出健美的身材。
Thank you Rinpoche to share this vegetarian restaurant which allocate at Singapore .Must share with my friends too since this restaurant already serving vegetarian food for the past 87 years .
Thank you Rinpoche for the sharing of physiological comparisons. I like Indian food too. 🙂
I have not been to the one in Singapore. There is one in Penang by the same name. I think its the same chain. They have 2 restaurants along the same road – one serving vegetarian and another non-vegetarian. Going meatless is definitely a healthier choice. And the fact that no animals are being killed to fill our stomachs, its the best choice!
It’s nice to have vegetarian restaurant everywhere. I will definitely go to visit this restaurant when I have the chance to go there. The food must be delicious. Thank You for sharing Rinpoche.
Love, beatrix.
WOW, i cant wait till the next time i travel to singapore. I am sure going to try their vegetarian food. And its amazing how long this restaurant has been serving people vegetarian food. I hope more restaurants in the near future will be vegetarian. Thank you for sharing Rinpoche.
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Sorry. The above was a “mis-click”. Here is the correct link to go. Very convincing information on man as intended herbivore. http://www.earthsave.ca/files/anatomy.pdf
If we believe in reincarnation, we should not eat something which we might be reincarnate to or our “mother” could be reincarnate to.
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During one of my working up in Penang I went to
http://www.srianandabahwan.com/
The food is yummy, there are other really good vegetarian places in Penang and some of the workers or even the owners are from India itself.
Gandhi is amazing as he manage to galvanize the Indian people to rise up peacefully to gain independence from the English. His logic and observation about what Human diet should be is illuminating.
Iwish you had had a share link on your blog. I would love to share articles of yours like this.
Apart from religious reasons, vegeterianism in all stages of life, is healthy, nutritional and provides meaningful benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases and sickness. Vegeterian Diets offer lower levels of saturated fats and cholesterols, as what is been done at Anandha Bhavan Restuarant. Lower levels of cholesterol means lower blood pressure and less incidence of heart diseases, hypertension, diabeties, renal failures and many other disorders. One of the oldest arguments for vegeterianism is based on religious beliefs. Some religions encourage practices of vegeterianism as a part of their spiritual doctrine – which symbolishes non-violence, ehtics and non-killings. The principle of non-violence applied to animals is connected with the intention to avoid negative karmic influences throgh violence, suffering of pains and killings. Anandha Bhavan Restuarant, a veteran restuarant having served vegeterian food for the past 87 yeasrs in Spore since 1924, and today has expanded 4 more branches, certainly speaks for itself in terms of the attraction for its delicious, healthy “par-excellence food and services”. It would certainly be worth for anyone who is in Singapore, be him/her a tourist, visitor, or otherwise, to pay it a visit. HAPPY, HEARTY AND HEALTHY EATING…………!
I am in singapore pretty often but never knew about this , ppl always take me to hawker food only. hehehe…. will sure visit the next time i am i singapore. One more place to visit there. Thanks Rinpoche!
I have not visited this restaurant in Singapore before. But with the history of 87 years, I am sure the food is good!
Will blog about this immediately!
Well Phil, I am sure you will visit someday soon?? hehe TR
Dear friends, I sincerely request you to circulate this writing. Bring awareness. Circulate in a gentle, loving and respectful manner. Bringing knowledge to people is the highest form of giving especially when the knowledge brings less sufferings to others eventually. Blog this, share this, spread this and help to bring knowledge to others. I thank you ahead of time please…Humbly, Tsem Rinpoche