"From eating [meat] arrogance is born, from arrogance erroneous imaginations issue, and from imagination is born greed; and for this reason refrain from eating [meat]."
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Gautama Buddha, Lankavatara Sutra, translated by D. T. Suzuki (1932), Chapter Eight: On Meat-eating. Full text online.
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