Meaning of 杀生
杀生 means to kill animals; to take the life of living beings. Pronounced shā shēng.
- to kill animals; to take the life of living beings
Definitions & Examples
Fó佛
jiào教
tú徒
yán严
shǒu守
bù不
shā杀
shēng生
de的
jiè戒
lǜ律
。
Buddhists strictly observe the precept against killing.
Tā他
xīn心
dì地
shàn善
liáng良
，
cóng从
bù不
shā杀
shēng生
，
lián连
mǎ蚂
yǐ蚁
dōu都
bù不
rěn忍
xīn心
cǎi踩
。
He is kind-hearted and never kills living beings, not even bearing to step on ants.
Shā杀
shēng生
hài害
mìng命
shì是
fó佛
jiào教
zhōng中
zuì最
zhòng重
de的
è恶
yè业
zhī之
yī一
。
Killing and harming lives is one of the worst evil deeds in Buddhism.