廣弘明集 26.17

26.17

儒家君子離庖厨。見其生不忍其死。聞其聲不食其肉。高柴折像未知內教。皆能不殺。此皆仁者自然用心也。含生之徒莫不愛命。去殺之事必勉行之。見好殺之人臨死報驗。子孫殃禍其數甚多。不能具錄耳。且示數條於末。

The gentleman of the Confucian school stays far from the kitchen; seeing them alive, he cannot bear their death; hearing their cries, he does not eat their meat. Gao Chai and Zheshang, without knowing the inner teachings [of Buddhism], were both able to refrain from killing. These are all the natural inclinations of benevolent people. Among conscious creatures, none does not cherish life; one must diligently practice the cessation of killing. The retributions and manifestations witnessed when those fond of killing approach death, and the calamities suffered by their descendants, are exceedingly numerous, and cannot all be recorded. Here, a few cases are merely presented at the end.