Some sects of Hinduism such as Vaishnavism Keep to 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 stated by Jains and Vaishnavas are: the theory of nonviolence (ahimsa) applied to animals;[181] https://www.cureayu.com/blogs/lifestyle/shatavari-benefits