kill animals; take life
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to kill animals; to take the life of living beings
formalCommonly used in Buddhist contexts referring to the first of the Five Precepts (五戒), which prohibits killing any living being.
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.
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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.