Shikshapatri 12

None of my follower shall kill or harm goats or other animals even for the sacrificial ceremonies to propitiate a deity of manes (Spirits of fore fathers) because the Shastras assert that non-violence alone is the best form of DharmaDharma1) Universal law or principle that 'sustains' or 'upholds' the entire world. Righteousness, morality, religion,Tap to open in glossary → (12) *