Vajrasuci (Siddhacarya Ghoshapada) 34

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vaiśampāyana uvāca :
kṣāntyādibhirguṇairyuktastyaktadaṇḍo nirāmiṣaḥ
na hanti sarvabhūtāni prathamaṃ brahmalakṣaṇam115

Vaiśampāyana said:
Endowed with virtues such as forbearance, having laid down the rod, free from meat-eating,
he does not kill any living beings: this is the first mark of a brāhmaṇa.