殺せっ生しょう戒かい

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っ

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Meanings

1

precept against killing; precept of non-violence

Buddhist precept that forbids taking the life of any sentient being. Often discussed in the context of the Five Precepts (五戒).

は

最もっと

も

基き

本ほん

的てき

な

戒かい

律りつ

の

一ひと

つ

です

。

In Buddhism, the precept against killing is one of the most fundamental precepts.

彼かれは殺せっ生しょう戒かいを守まもるために菜さい食しょく主しゅ義ぎを選えらんだ。

He chose vegetarianism in order to observe the precept against killing.