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The practice of animal-killing in human society is defended by arguments presented through various religious traditions. Srila Prabhupada addresses these arguments from the perspective of an elevated Vaisnava acarya to show that animal-killing is not the way of authentic religious philosophy.

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• The principle of killing is forbidden in every religion

Further reading

Animal-killing and other religious traditions

(Christianity)

• It is said that Lord Jesus Christ, when twelve years old, was shocked to see the Jews sacrificing birds and animals in the synagogues...

• St. Francis

• I have not come to teach you, but to request you that your Christian religion prohibit this killing of animals and child and encourage chanting of name of the Lord

• Just like in the desert, Arabian desert, there is no food, no grain, for them animal-eating may be permissable...

• Jesus and animal-killing

• Jesus and meat-eating

• Because Christ ate fish, therefore we should maintain big, big slaughterhouse. Is that good reasoning?

• Jesus Christ, Christianity and the slaughterhouse

• You cannot imitate Jesus Christ. you shall have to abide by his order. That is your position...

• Because the animals are given under the control of man, therefore man should open slaughterhouse and eat them?

• Animal-killing as murder

• Thou shalt not kill (Books)

• Thou shalt not kill (Lectures)

• Thou shalt not kill (Conversations)

• Thou shalt not kill (Letters)

• The question is the Old Testament, you say that there was the word "murder"...

• Old and New Testaments - Bible

(Islam)

• Islam and animal slaughter or sacrifice

• For those Muslims who are inclined to take flesh, it is recommended...

• Just like in the desert, Arabian desert, there is no food, no grain, for them animal-eating may be permissable...

• Discussion between Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Chand Kazi

• Animal sacrifice in the name of religion is current practically all over the world in every religion

(Buddhism)

• According to Manu-samhita, when an animal is killed, eight persons become condemned with the murdering charges

• They are thinking that "We are not going to the slaughterhouse to kill. They kill; we purchase"

• So Buddhist religion, I think animal sacrifice is prohibited, or what? Animal-killing?

• We are glad that people are taking interest in the nonviolent movement of Lord Buddha...

• You have to eat the grains and the fruits and the vegetables along with a slice of meat, you take. Still, for that slice of meat, you are killing so many poor animals. How much sinful it is

(Modern variants on Vedic tradition)

• Meat-eating sannyasis

• Yata mata tata patha

• Ramakrishna Mission and meat-eating

• Vivekananda and meat-eating