Some Sects of Hinduism such as Vaishnavism follow the purest type of vegetarianism as an ideal even though Shaktism and Tantric sects freely consume chicken, mutton (goat and sheep meat), fish and eggs. The reasons mentioned by Jains and Vaishnavas are: the basic principle of nonviolence (ahimsa) placed on animals;[181] https://www.cureayu.com/blogs/lifestyle/what-is-a-gene