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Thirukkural- On Virtue- Avoidance Of Meat-Eating-Kural-252
Avoidance Of Meat Eating
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Just as wealth does no good to those who do not cherish it in the right spirit,Compassion too will not co-exist with meat-eating.
According to Valluvar, obviously, it is a basic essential of having compassion, to be merciful to all living beings and so ensure the effective protection of all life. Meat-eating will be inconsistent with such an attitude.
The idea that wealth is to be cherished and used properly is enshrined in the following line of Athichudi – 252.
Porul thannai poatri vazl
Valluvar's teaching is that it is equally important to eschew meat-eating, in order to practise true compassion.
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Story first published: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 10:59 [IST]
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