Killing

Skillful qualities / Noble Eightfold Path / Right Action / Killing
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Part of tag cluster Right Action in key topic The Noble Eightfold Path
Alternative translations: Taking life
Also a subtag of Five Precepts and Eight Precepts
Subtags: Vegetarianism, Suicide, Euthanasia, Abortion
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Readings from The Island, Session 59 – May. 3, 2025

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3. “I’ve always found the simile of the great earth (SN 56.51) encouraging and aspirational. Is [the great mass of suffering] eroded over time or abruptly end when the view changes?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Similes] [Suffering] [Right View] [Stream entry] // [Saṃsāra]

Sutta: DN 2.102: King Ajātasattu’s crime prevents stream entry. [Killing]

Sutta: Iti 22: Puñña is another word for happiness. [Merit] [Happiness]