Pauranik definition of nonviolence/vegetarianism:
आत्मवत सर्वभूतानां हितायैव प्रवार्तनम,
अहिंशैस समाख्यात य चात्मग्यान सिद्धिदा ।
In English it means:
Being ready to serve for the betterment of every living being, considering that the same aatma(soul) exists in them, as the one present in yourself. This is called ahinsa.
Ref: linga puran, purva bhag 8/12
आत्मवत सर्वभूतानां हितायैव प्रवार्तनम,
अहिंशैस समाख्यात य चात्मग्यान सिद्धिदा ।
In English it means:
Being ready to serve for the betterment of every living being, considering that the same aatma(soul) exists in them, as the one present in yourself. This is called ahinsa.
Ref: linga puran, purva bhag 8/12
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