Questions tagged [killing]
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My job requires me to shuck oysters
I am not necessarily Buddhist but I am a vegan and killing doesn't sit well with me. I have suffered terrible sleep condition over the past 2 years and can't work in my field anymore and have no ...
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Are eating raw oysters a violation of the first Precept? [duplicate]
The first Precept is to abstain from Killing a "living being".
Is there a consistent definition of Living Being that we should not kill to avoid violating the first Precept?
I have heard of a ...
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How does Buddhism deal with psychopaths & serial killer
What do the suttas say about such people? Surely they're acting on their ignorance (dependent origination), but can't they make use of restraint/self control?
Is there no penalization in such cases ...
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Killing neighbours dog
Hi may I know what is the karma of killing a dog please?
My neighbours dog starts barking from 5am daily and I don't get enough sleep. I am so tired at work and cannot focus. I've tried ...
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Killing a terrorist by official government army consider as bad karma?
Government army need to follow orders by Government. In the war, army has to kill the terrorists. That is the nature of war and defeating terrorists is their job.
So is it consider as bad karma?
I ...
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Killing a Animal to prevent painful of that Animal.Is it consider as a bad thing for me according to buddhism?
Note : Sorry for my bad English. If anyone can please edit the question for better meaning.
There is a dog. But dog is spending very painful life after huge burning(just before 10-20 minutes ago). It ...
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Are there any exceptions to the first precept?
I recently accidentally injured a bee, I did all I could to help it, but its wing was broken and so was its leg, it could not walk nor fly, it was clearly in a great amount of pain and distress. I ...
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Doctor assisted suicide - does doctor break the first precept?
Doctor assisted suicide - a hot potato in the western countries these days. Although this is a kind of suicide, the patient is fully awake and living human being in contrast to a patient in life ...
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I saw a cat killing a mouse. Could have stopped it, but didn't
I saw a cat chasing a mouse outside of my house and kill it. I could have chased the cat away and saved the mouse's life but I just watched and didn't do anything. Not that I was enjoying what I saw ...
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Eating meat and buying meat
Buddha said to his disciples (monks), meat can be eaten if they are not seen, heard or suspected to have been killed on purpose for a monk. Eating meat is different from killing animal, it's clear.
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Can a Buddhist use antibacterial soap?
During my college humanities class, I learned some things about Buddhism, which I had not had exposure to before. My teacher would sometimes tell us stories about field trips he would take with the ...
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Killing a bigger animal causes more bad karma than killing a smaller animal?
I know that killing virtuous beings is a grave bad karma. But when it comes animals, virtue is irrelevant. I have heard from monks that bigger the animal greater the sin it is to kill it. How is that ...
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What's the Buddhist perspective on permanently eradicating bedbugs? (Extinction)
On one hand, killing...
On the other hand, if there are no bedbugs (extinct status) no one can be reborn as a bedbug. The species causes more suffering then good.
Perhaps it would be worth it to ...
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Does the degree of the victim's sentience correlate with the kamma associated with killing it?
"One should not kill a living being,
nor cause it to be killed,
nor should one incite another to kill.
Do not injure any being, either strong or weak, in the world.
Sutta Nipāta 2.396"
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Why is only intentional action considered as Karma, which gives rise to corresponding consequences?
Consider a situation (just a silly example) like this:
Suppose I'm walking on a road or grass field, and I know there are living beings like ants and other insects lying down on the surface, but I ...
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How can killing of Muslims by Buddhists in Myanmar be justified? [duplicate]
Considering whatever atrocities Muslims did (I don't know if they did any) or are going to do, is killing Muslims the only solution the Myanmar Buddhists could adopt?
Is it wise?
Is violence ...
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Buddhism view on mercy
When I come across animal or bird or bug injured and in pain, no resources available nearby to shelter, do I leave it to nature or kill it to end its misery. What is Buddhism view on mercy?
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The terror tragedy in France in Buddhist light
How can the horrible and tragic events in France be seen from a Buddhist perspective? Can the global situation with fanatical terrorism be analyzed in terms of the Buddhist theory of human mind? Can ...
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Why does killing produce bad karma?
Is it because we cause a being to suffer and experience pain while it's/he's being killed?
Or, is it because we put an end to its/his relationships and desires?
Or what reason can it be?
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Killing and planing to kill
As to Buddhism killing is wrong and planning such things is also wrong.
So what is the difference between the Karma of a person who killed someone and a person who only planned but never killed.
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The buddhist dillema on lesser evil
Imagine this scenario: A serial killer is pointing his gun at an innocent person John and wants to kill John. An arahant is near the killer and knows that the killer will kill 5 more innocent people ...
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If a buddhist should not kill a mouse living in their home, what justification do they have to rid themselves of a parasite such tapeworms
An extension of this question posted earlier:
How not to kill the mouse in my house?
Where does one draw the line for which forms of life are ok to destroy, and which ones are not? Is it just a ...
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How not to kill the mouse in my house?
I live with my mother in her house. There have been a mouse for a few months, living in the ceiling of my bedroom, and since a few weeks, it has been a nuisance for it scratches something, day and ...
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Is it ethical to kill plant life while gardening?
I live in Denmark and here we have gotten an amazing concept called "City Gardens". Its basically a 3 x 3 meter garden in the middle of the city granting city dwellers acces to grow their own ...
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Right Livelihood and Veterinarians
I went to the vet last weekend and it got me thinking- veterinarians often kill animals in order to relieve suffering; would this form of killing be considered to violate the first precept, even ...
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Euthanasia and Buddhism
The first precept makes it clear that we should refrain from killing.
However let's say you have an animal (or worse, a human) who is going to die anyway (say from being attacked by another animal, ...
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What is the motivation for the list of 5 deadly sins?
I'm particularly interested in if there is any evidence in the sutras (or commentaries or anything old) that explains this peculiar list of transgressions (the Ānantarika-karma):
patricide
matricide
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Plants may be sentient beings like animals so how do you decide what to eat?
There is some evidence that plants are 'sentient beings' and can communicate (e.g. see this article or this wikipedia page). However Buddhists believe eating meat is wrong because of killing a living ...
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Buddhism and bacteria
Buddhist teachings tell that all intentional killing is negative karma. So, what about bacteria? Are bacteria considered to be sentient beings? Is using antibiotics negative karma?
Is it possible to ...
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Can environmental degradation be used as a justification for the culling of an invasive alien species?
We have a lot of feral foxes in Australia which decimate the local wildlife. Foxes are not native to Australia but where introduced by humans. Local wildlife is not adapted to these predators and are ...
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Is killing vermin and insects justifiable?
The first precept goes something similar to
I undertake the training rule to abstain from killing.
Now, I understand that, for instance, eating meat is allowed, but what about, for instance, ...
