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    Challenges→Strict vegetarianism was impractical for traditional Tibetans

    Scholarly accounts like Geoffrey Samuel's 'Civilized Shamans' document that barley, legumes, and dairy provided viable non-meat dietary foundations in Tibet.

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    • 1.Archaeological evidence shows barley cultivation in Tibet dates to at least 3500 years ago, enabling population sustainability without meat reliance.
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    • 2.Dairy products (yogurt, cheese, butter) provide complete proteins and fats, making vegetarian nutrition physiologically feasible at high altitudes.
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    • 3.Samuel's ethnographic research documents actual Tibetan communities maintaining health on plant-dairy diets, not merely theoretical possibilities.
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    • 1.High-altitude Tibetan environments have short growing seasons; legume and barley yields may have been insufficient to feed populations year-round historically.
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    • 2.Samuel's 'viable' dietary foundation describes monk communities with controlled access to resources, not representative of broader nomadic pastoral populations.
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    • 3.Meat consumption documented in historical Tibetan texts and remains suggests animal products were nutritionally necessary, not optional supplements.
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