"Anyone familiar with the numerous accounts of the Buddha's extraordinary compassion and reverence for living beings ……"

"Ultimately the case for shunning animal flesh does not rest on what the Buddha allegedly said or didn't say. What it …"

"declared, "It is because of the that the Buddhas refrain from eating meat." And the Lord added: "So it is, Manjushri.…"

"Monks, a lay follower should not engage in five types of business. Which five? Business in weapons, business in human…"

"Thus, Mahāmati, wherever there is the evolution of living beings, let people cherish the thought of kinship with them…"

"For fear of causing terror to living beings, Mahāmati, let the Bodhisattva who is disciplining himself to attain comp…"

"… how can I permit my disciples, Mahāmati, to eat food consisting of flesh and blood, which is gratifying to the unwi…"

"If, Mahāmati, meat is not eaten by anybody for any reason, there will be no destroyer of life."

"Again, Mahāmati, there may be some unwitted people in the future time, who, beginning to lead the homeless life accor…"

"Every individual who eats flesh food, whether an animal is killed expressly for him or not, is supporting the trade o…"