General Index to Names and Subject Matter

SR No.: 007683
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: M Winternitz
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1910
Total Pages: 705
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 51 MB

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AHIMSA
(b) IN BUDDHISM.
Doctrine of A. in Buddhism and Gainism, 22, xxi-xxviii; there were formerly three diseases: desire, hunger, and decay, but from the slaying of cattle there came ninety-eight, 10 (ii), 51; Ye shall slay no living thing, 11, 253; As I am so are these, as these are so am I, identifying himself with others, let him not kill nor cause (any one) to kill, 10 (ii), 128; Doing no injury to any one, dwell full of love and kindness in the world, 35, 254 sq.; Now wherein, Vasettha, is his conduct good? Herein, O Vasettha, that putting away the murder of that which lives, he abstains from destroying life. The cudgel and the sword he lays aside; and, full of modesty and pity, he is compassionate and kind to all creatures that have life! 11, 189; kindness to all things that live, 10 (i), 36 sq. and n.; 36, 341 sq.; the principal sin of destroying life, 10 (i), 61; the true Brahmana, the saint, the Bhikkhu, does not kill nor cause slaughter, 10 (i), 92; (ii), 35 sq., 61, 88 sq., 114; a householder must not kill, nor cause to be killed any living being, nor approve of others killing, 10 (ii), 65 sq.; Bhikkhus are to refrain from injuring plants or animals, 11, 190, 192; 13, 4, 33, 46; 17, 22; a Bhikkhu must not intentionally destroy the life of any being down to a worm or ant, 13, 235; Bhikkhu shall not dig the ground, 13, 33; a Bhikkhu must not sprinkle water, with living creatures in it, on grass or on clay, 13, 35; Bhikkhu must not drink water with living things in it, 13, 46; the dangers to vegetable and animal life to be prevented by keeping vassa, 13, 298 sq., 300; wooden shoes forbidden, because insects are trod upon and killed, 17, 21; by one case of destruction of life, a man may be re-born in hell, 35, 124; sin of depriving a living being of life unconsciously, 35, 224; a wicked Bhikkhu, who caused a bull to be slain to get its skin, rebuked by Buddha, 17, 29 sq.; already in former births Buddha refrained from hurting living beings, 36, 16; eight
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classes of men who kill living beings, 36, 17; the Buddhists denounced as eating meat, 45, 416; sacrifices objectionable as connected with slaughter, 10 (ii), 49 sq.; 19, 129, 135; 49 (i), 121; king Suddhodana only offers sacrifices involving no injury to living beings, 49 (i), 24. See also Love.
(c) IN BRAHMANISM.
A. or harmlessness comes from Krishna, 8, 86; is called knowledge, 8, 103; is his who is born to godlike endowments, 8, 114; is called penance bodily, 8, 119; non-destruction is the highest piety, 8, 348, 378; is an element of the quality of goodness, 8, 325, 373; leads up to final emancipation, 8, 364; some people (sects) are given up to harmlessness, others to destruction, 8, 376; abstention from injuring living beings the duty of all castes, 14, 26 sq.; 25, 416; those are Brahmanas who can save from evil, who abstain from injuring living beings, 14, 38; he who abstains from injuring living beings obtains heaven, 14, 136; 25, 166 sq.; he is a true Brahmana who befriends all creatures, 14, 128: 25, 46, 46 n.; the soul is purified by abstention from injuring living beings, 14, 165; who hurts living beings cannot reach the abode of the gods, 14, 176; abstention from injuring living beings is internal purification, 14, 287; abstention from injuring living beings a penance, 14, 312; 25, 476; abstention from injuring living beings the best sacrifice, 14, 139; he who delights in injuring living creatures excluded from Srâddha, 25, 106; remembrance of former births a reward of doing no injury to created beings, 25, 152; sacrifices and the doctrine of A., 19, 129; 38, 130 sq., 310; 48, 598 sq.; also Animal Sacrifices (a); the Ocean begs king Arguna to give security to creatures of the sea, 8, 294; the Brahmakârin must not injure animate beings, 2, 188; 25, 62; a Snâtaka shall not hurt any living being, 2, 226; 25, 137; 29, 318;
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