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Why do Buddhists take special care to avoid killing any living being?
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∙ 13y ago
Actually they don't worry about "any living being", they do care about "any sentient being." The difference is that sentient (self aware) beings know about their own existence. This makes the problem open ended and one must define sentience to conform to the condition. Some Buddhists include all animal life from amoebas up, others require some "brain" is needed and only start with insects, others would require a higher functioning brain like fish, amphibians or mammals. Buddhism is an open ended philosophy leaving many things up to the believer to set his or her own criteria.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y agobecause they believe in reincarnation and will not destroy another living life.
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