Yes. In Jain philosophy, eating meat is considered to generate negative karma because it involves violence (ahimsa) to living beings. The karmic law in Jainism links causing harm to others with binding of bad karma for the doer. Since meat consumption typically entails killing or harming animals, it is viewed as accumulating pap (negative) karma for the eater, especially for a Jain who aims to follow strict non-violence.

Key points to understand:

• Ahimsa (non-violence) is the supreme principle in Jainism. Causing violence, whether directly (killing) or indirectly (supporting the system that kills), binds karma.
• For lay Jains, the ideal is to minimize harm and avoid meat; for monks and nuns, the avoidance is even more stringent.
• There are differences in emphasis between Digambara and Śvetāmbara traditions in ritual details, but both uphold non-violence as central and view meat-eating as disrespectful to that principle.

If you’d like, I can share concise quotes or explain how this topic is treated in specific Jain texts within the Digambara and Śvetāmbara traditions.