The role of animals in religion.
Thou shalt not kill does not apply to murder of one's own kind only, but to all living beings; and this Commandment was inscribed in the human breast long before it was proclaimed from Sinai.Count Leo Tolstoy
Buddhist - Buddhism
Articles about Buddhism and the use of animals.
- A Buddhist perspective on Animal Rights
- On stopping killing
- Eating meat : people eating other people
- The Buddhist Diet
- Vegetarianism and Zen practice
- Animal Rights - As Buddhists what do we think of them
Buddhist quotes
Being a vegetarian makes it easier for us to increase our loving kindness and compassion.Zen Master Thich Thanh Tu Udumbara Flowers, Book II
All living things fear being beaten with clubs. All living things fear being put to death. Putting oneself in the place of the other, Let no one kill nor cause another to kill.Dhammapada verse no. 129
You should know that these people who eat meat may gain some awareness and may seem to be in samadhi, but they are all great rakshasas. When their retribution ends, they are bound to sink into the bitter sea of birth and death. They are not disciples of the Buddha. Such people as these kill and eat one another in a never-ending cycle. How can such people transcend the Triple Realm?from the Shurangama Sutra
Christian - Christianity
Articles about the role of animals in the christian religion.
- Vegetarianism as Stewardship
- Church Silence Promotes Violence serie :
Christian quotes
The fruit of the trees and the seeds and of the herbs alone do I partake, and these are changed by the spirit into my flesh and blood. Of these alone and their like shall ye eat who believe in me and are my disciples; for of these, in the spirit, come life and health and healing unto man."From The Gospel of the Holy Twelve, trans. by G.J. Ouseley
Not by shedding innocent blood, but by living a righteous life shall ye find the peace of God .... Blessed are they who keep this law; for God is manifested in all creatures. All creatures live in God, and God is hid in them...From The Gospel of the Holy Twelve, trans. by G.J. Ouseley
Muslim - Islam
Articles about animals in the Islam.
Muslim quotes
All creatures on earth are sentient beings. "There is not an animal on earth, nor a bird that flies on its wings - but they are communities like you.The Quran, 6:38
The Holy Prophet (S) forbade the setting up of animals to fight against each other.Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi
The Holy Prophet (S) condemned those who pinion or restrain animals in any other way for the purpose of target shooting".Al-Masburah and Al-Mujaththamah (Muslim)
The Holy Prophet (S) said: 'It is a great sin for man to imprison those animals which are in his power'(Muslim)
Hindu / Hare Krishna / Sikh / Jain
Hindus offer food to God first before eating it and believe that the food can have profound impact on one's life, after all one is what one eats.
The Hindu compassion for all living beings, lead Hindus to be vegetarian.
Vegetarian-Food is an important part in Jain-Conduct.
Hindu quotes
Meat cannot be obtained without injury to animals, and the slaughter of animals obstructs the way to Heaven; let him therefore shun the use of meat.The Laws of Manu V, 45 - 52 (Indian Sacred Book)
It is therefore the duty of all scripturally and morally conscientious Hindus to embrace a strictly vegetarian diet, avoiding all forms of meat, fish, and eggs.Hindunet
Whether of natural or supernatural origin, the moment that humanity acquired reason and language we were set apart forever from the natural world, and nothing was ever the same.
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May all sentient beings in the animal realm subject to unbearable pain in labs throughout the world be free from suffering. May alternatives to animal experimentation and testing be used immediately.
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