Forbidden to Kill

Japanese: 殺生禁断 - せっしょうきんだん
Forbidden to Kill
〘noun〙 The prohibition against killing living things. The prohibition against hunting or killing birds, animals, fish, etc., based on the Buddhist spirit of compassion. Prohibition against killing. ※Biography of Toganoo Myoe Shonin (c. 1232-50) Part 2 "This mountain is a place where the Three Treasures have been donated, and therefore it is a place where killing is forbidden (sesshaukindan) ."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 生き物を殺すことを禁じること。仏教の慈悲の精神などから、鳥獣・魚などの狩猟・殺生を禁じること。殺生禁制。※栂尾明恵上人伝記（1232‐50頃）下「此の山は三宝寄進の所たるに依て、殺生禁断(セッシャウキンダン)の地なり」

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