Bodhisattva Quote by Gautama Buddha

For fear of causing terror to living beings, Mahamati, let the Bodhisattva who is disciplining himself to attain compassion, refrain from eating flesh.

— Gautama Buddha

Meat-eating is condemned by the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Sravakas; if one devours meat out of shamelessness he will always be devoid of sense.

— Gautama Buddha

Meat is not agreeable to the wise: it has a nauseating odor, it causes a bad reputation, it is food for the carnivorous; I…

— Gautama Buddha

Meat eating and a compassionate religion do not go hand in hand.

— Bodo Balsys

To avoid causing terror to living beings, let the disciple refrain from eating meat... the food of the wise is that which is consumed…

— Gautama Buddha

When we hunt or fish, we deliberately kill a defenseless being who wishes us no harm. This is a direct violation of the First…

— Norm Phelps

Hindus and Westerners alike see in the meat-eating taboos of India a triumph of morals over appetite. This is a dangerous misrepresentation of cultural…

— Marvin Harris

In no religion is beef-eating a part of faith.

— Amit Shah

Therefore, do not eat meat which will cause terror among people, because it hinders the truth of emancipation; not to eat meat? this is…

— Gautama Buddha

As far as I'm concerned, I don't eat meat.

— Kim Basinger

In vast parts of the world, people don't eat meat.

— Yotam Ottolenghi

He is by nature a vegetarian but would never consider giving up meat.

— Michael Chabon