[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) › [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103) › 26.132 # 廣弘明集 26.132 廣弘明集 26.132 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [26.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.26.132) 又勅捨云。眾生所以不可殺生。凡一眾生具八萬戶蟲。經亦說有八十億萬戶蟲。若斷一眾生命。即是斷八萬戶蟲命。自死眾生又不可食者。前附蟲雖已滅謝。後所附蟲其數復眾。若煮若炙此斷附蟲。皆無復命。利舌端少味。害無量眾生。其中小者非肉眼能觀。其中大者炳然共見。滅慈悲心增長惡毒。其實非沙門釋子所可應行。 > The edict further addressed Zhou She, saying: "The reason why sentient beings must not be killed is that every single sentient being possesses eighty thousand families of worms; the sūtras also state that there are eighty billion families of worms. If one cuts off the life of one sentient being, that is cutting off the lives of eighty thousand families of worms. As for why sentient beings that died of themselves also must not be eaten: although the worms previously attached to it have already perished, the worms attached to it afterward are again multitudinous. If boiled or roasted, these attached worms are severed, and none retain life. Benefiting the tip of the tongue with a fleeting flavor harms countless sentient beings. Among them, the smaller ones cannot be observed with the physical eye; among them, the larger ones are clearly visible to all. It extinguishes the mind of compassion and increases malignant poison. In truth, it is not what śramaṇas and disciples of the Śākya should practice." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 26.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.26.131) - [Next: 26.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.26.133) - [Up: 26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.26) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.26.132) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.26.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.26.132) · Pramāṇa