By way of comparison, this paper deals with vegetarianism among Chinese Religions in Malaysia, with reference to Chinese Buddhism, Taoism, I-Kuan Tao and Chinese Folk Religion, which are represented mostly by the Chinese ethnic. Vegetarians opt to become vegetarian with many different reasons. However, vegetarianism is a common religious phenomenon in Malaysian Chinese community. The concepts of vegetarian are well embedded in the scriptures and doctrines of Chinese Buddhism, Taoism and I-Kuan Tao. This paper first probes into the religious views on vegetarianism of Chinese Buddhism, Taoism and I-Kuan Tao, then elaborate further their situation in Malaysia, in order to explore the significance of religious education of these vegetarian standpoints. In addition, although Chinese Folk Religion lacks supporting scripture when it comes to vegetarianism, this article suggests that the case of ＂Vegetarian Ta-po Kong＂ shows how the concept of vegetarian is being treated in Chinese Folk Religion. This paper deems that by advocating vegetarianism, these Chinese Religions can persuade believers to show mercy, refrain from killing, treat all things equally, and etc., hence instill in them moral ethics by means of religious education, which in turn seems like an easy implementation as far as religion education is concerned.
