"The object of Right Knowledge is Suchness of things as not conditioned by the category of being and non-being. It is …"

"Therefore, Mahāmati, let son or daughter of a good family take good heed not to get attached to words as being in per…"

"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…"

"The food of the wise, Mahāmati, is what is eaten by the Rishis; it does not consist of meat and blood."

"… 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…"

"… all [meat-eating] in any form, in any manner, and in any place, is unconditionally and once for all, prohibited for…"

"There is no meat to be regarded as pure in three ways: not premeditated, not asked for, and not impelled; therefore, …"