Kural #255
Vegetarianism
VirtueChapter 26
Kural 255 of 1,330 · Chapter 26 of 11522%
உண்ணாமை உள்ளது உயிர்நிலை ஊனுண்ண
அண்ணாத்தல் செய்யாது அழிவு
Translation (English)
Not eating meat sustains life; eating it causes destruction without remedy.
Meaning for Kids
Not eating meat keeps other creatures alive. If everyone stopped eating meat, no animals would be killed.
புலான்மறுத்தல்
Abstaining from Flesh · Kurals 251-260
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