NO KILLING RESPECT FOR LIFE.

Friday, 11 May 2012

 

Life and fear death, that's true of life. But why kill, cut off the life of another being? In this short article we will address the issue "not to kill" or "respect for life" attitude to life as a Buddhist.

The Buddha always honor the life of others, so in the five precepts of a Buddhist or ten precepts of the Sa-Di's "not kill" was the Buddha on top. Thus, we can see that he is interested in the life of beings. He taught for many years contained the cause of killing non-merit to avoid: "Hey Jivaka, if the person because the Tathagata, the Tathagata or a disciple, to kill an animal, he will be filled with many non-merit due to five causes. When he said: "Go and bring this beast to", which is the first cause, he contains many non-merit. The beast was taken away, as being drawn on the neck, priority should be feeling pain, which is the second cause, he is filled with many non-merit. When it said: "Go and kill this beast," which is the third reason, he is filled with many non-merit. When the animal was killed advantages pain sensations, this is the fourth cause, he is filled with many non-merit. When he made offerings or student Tathagata Tathagata illegally, that is the cause Thursday, he is filled with many non-merit. This Jivaka, if any since a Tathagata or his disciples to kill an animal as future, he will be filled with so many non-merit in this cause "(Central Business Jivaka-II).

And he probably lived specifying the fair is not harming others what you do not want to do yourself: People are afraid of punishment. People fear death. Take as an example his "Do not kill, not to kill." Everybody was afraid of punishment. People often live longer.

Get yourself as an example. "Do not kill, not to kill" (Dhammapada 129-130).
If they kill people in addition to suffering in the present, are expected to accept suffering retribution later life: "Hey monk, if killing is done, practiced, made ​​for fullness, it will lead to hell, give birth to the human bladder, leading to the hungry ghost realm. If acclimatized very slight effect of killing a human body is made ​​with short life expectancy "(Specific Anguttara III) and:" Of a verity, killing, killing conditioned fear creates hatred in the future, feeling that priority attention. " (Specific Anguttara III).
Killing here is not just a knife blade means killing animals, but also cause significant destructive life of insects and plants. He taught the monk said, "And the rest of this excess of food I need to throw away. If he wanted to, eat. If he does not want to eat, will throw away food that has no green spot, or will not drown in water insects. "(Derived from the French-Chinese Business Department).

And as a pagan, Brahmadatta, praised the life of the Tathagata. "While there are some Samana, Brahman, food oil used by the pilot credit offerings, is still alive to harm the roots of plants born from seeds, seeds from the branches of life, born from the soil seed seeds from the plant extract was born and fifth seed from the seed of life. Samana Gotama is also not harm any plants or seeds. " (In the Brahma Net Sutra-I).

The two quotations at the same time introducing this sense of respect for life all herbs, trees and significant natural ecological protection of the Buddha and his disciples. This is also a burning issue of our time: global ecological environment is heavily contaminated by radioactive radiation, by deforestation, by the toxic emissions from factories, by war v ... v ... and other countries are calling on people to protect habitat.

The Lord Buddha's teachings for 26 centuries ago remain forever needed to the world. In other words, "not to kill" or "Respect Life" is what people need to do now, if not the world go to destruction because of environmental pollution are continuing serious out.END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY BACH LIEN HOA.( TAM THANH ).MHDT.12/5/2012.NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).