Vegan / Jae Chiang Mai

[fanciman]

Hello!

1)

Are there any vegans in Chiang Mai? I would like to know a good place to eat vegan food on Sundays. (Actually, on any day, but especially Sundays, as a lot of places don't open.)

2)

I would also like to better understand the difference between Thai "Jae" and veganism. I think Jae has something to do with a Chinese style of Buddhism, but I am not clear about this. (Buddhism is a system of meditation, not a religion, as far as I understand it.) Is Jae a sect or what? I think that people practising a Jae lifestyle abstain from alcohol, which is not part of veganism. Perhaps garlic is also avoided.

3)

Do Jae practitioners meet up now and then in Chiang Mai? Where and when?

4)

What are the best online resources for finding out about Jae living? Is there a good discussion board somewhere?

5)

Where is the greatest concentration of Jae people, in Thailand and also in the rest of the world? (Maybe Chiang Mai and some place in China... I don't know.)

Thank you very much for your help!

[Ulysses G.]

Ming Kwan near Wat Prasing is open every day from early in the morning until 8 PM including Sundays.

My understanding is that Jae food is vegan, but does not use onions or garlic. I'm not sure what else it involves.