noun
precept against killing; precept of non-harming
Buddhist precept that forbids taking the life of any sentient being; one of the fundamental ethical rules for laypeople and monastics.
不殺生戒は仏教の基本的な戒律の一つです。
The precept against killing is one of the fundamental Buddhist precepts.
彼は不殺生戒を守るために菜食主義を選んだ。
He chose vegetarianism in order to observe the precept against killing.
From 不 (not) + 殺生 (killing) + 戒 (precept). A Buddhist technical term.