[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [佛祖統紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035) › 52.17 # 佛祖統紀 52.17 佛祖統紀 52.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [52.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.52.17) 北魏獻文。勅祭天地宗社勿用牲。歲活七萬五千牲命。 > Emperor Xianwen of the Northern Wei. He ordered that sacrifices to Heaven, Earth, and the dynastic altars should not use living beasts, sparing seventy-five thousand animal lives a year. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 52.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.52.16) - [Next: 52.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.52.18) - [Up: 52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.52) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.52.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.52.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.52.17) · Pramāṇa