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**Mappaindy** · 10-31-2011, 10:07 PM

How I see this, is Buddha says very clearly, that if it is not hurting you to refrain from killing it, then doing so will result in severe punishment...

Hi BR

Some say the Dhammapada is a later collection of sayings which were put together but I don't know if that's true or not.

Kamma isn't a cosmic punishment system and the Buddha said kamma is intention.

If we have an intention to do something and then follow it through, there may be repercussions of some kind, but its not always certain.

I think if someone kills another being then there's a strong possibility of mental 'hell' afterwards. I know when I accidently killed a frog in the lawn mower I was really upset that I'd caused it such suffering and the sight of the poor frog came into my mind causing more guilt and sadness at various times afterwards.

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Mappaindy Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 477 Senior Member	How I see this, is Buddha says very clearly, that if it is not hurting you to refrain from killing it, then doing so will result in severe punishment... Hi BR Some say the Dhammapada is a later collection of sayings which were put together but I don't know if that's true or not. Kamma isn't a cosmic punishment system and the Buddha said kamma is intention. If we have an intention to do something and then follow it through, there may be repercussions of some kind, but its not always certain. I think if someone kills another being then there's a strong possibility of mental 'hell' afterwards. I know when I accidently killed a frog in the lawn mower I was really upset that I'd caused it such suffering and the sight of the poor frog came into my mind causing more guilt and sadness at various times afterwards.
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