Buddhism clearly discourages killing as stated in the Buddhist First Precept : Panatipata veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami I undertake the precept to refrain from destroying living creatures. Yet, in the ChetvÄ Sutta, it is recorded that a deity had asked if there would be an instance when Buddha would approve of killing: Having killed what, do you sleep in ease; Having killed what do you not grieve?; Of the slaying of what one thing does Gotama approve?; to which the learned one has replied: Having killed anger you sleep in ease.Having killed anger, you do not grieve. The noble ones praise the slaying of anger - with its honeyed crest and poison root -for having killed it, you do not grieve. Maybe, one can also add jealousy, ill will and many other negative things to the list.
Buddhism clearly discourages killing as stated in the Buddhist First Precept : Panatipata veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami I undertake the precept to refrain from destroying living creatures. Yet, in the ChetvÄ Sutta, it is recorded that a deity had asked if there would be an instance when Buddha would approve of killing: Having killed what, do you sleep in ease; Having killed what do you not grieve?; Of the slaying of what one thing does Gotama approve?; to which the learned one has replied: Having killed anger you sleep in ease.Having killed anger, you do not grieve. The noble ones praise the slaying of anger - with its honeyed crest and poison root -for having killed it, you do not grieve. Maybe, one can also add jealousy, ill will and many other negative things to the list.
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