To avoid causing terror to living beings, let the disciple refrain from eating meat... the food of the wise is that which is consumed by the sadhus [holymen]; it does not consist of meat... There may be some foolish people… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
![“To avoid causing terror to living beings, let the disciple refrain from eating meat... the food of the wise is that which is consumed by the sadhus [holymen]; it does not consist of meat... There may be some foolish people in the future who will say that I permitted meat-eating and that I partook…” quote by Gautama Buddha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/688/gautama-buddha-163_consumed_to-avoid-causing-terror-to-living-beings_1575051.jpg)