法苑珠林 64.52

64.52

寧當然身破眼目　不忍行殺食眾生
諸佛所說慈悲經　彼經中說行慈者
寧破骨髓出頭腦　不忍噉肉食眾生
如佛所說食肉者　此人行慈不滿足
迷沒生死不成佛

'I would rather burn my body and gouge out my eyes
Than bear to practice killing and eat sentient beings.
In the sūtras of compassion preached by all Buddhas,
It is said that one who practices compassion
Would rather break their bones and marrow and spill their brain
Than bear to devour meat and eat sentient beings.
As the Buddha said, one who eats meat
Does not fulfill the practice of compassion;
Confused and submerged in birth and death, they will not become a Buddha.'