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Chapter 26: புலான்மறுத்தல்

On Virtue Ascetic Virtue Chapter 26

Kural 259

புலான்மறுத்தல்

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திருக்குறள்

அவிசொரிந் தாயிரம் வேட்டலின் ஒன்றன் உயிர்செகுத் துண்ணாமை நன்று.

Avisorin Thaayiram Vettalin Ondran Uyirsekuth Thunnaamai Nandru

“Not to-kill-and-eat, truly Excels thousand pourings of ghee!”

Than thousand rich oblations, with libations rare,Better the flesh of slaughtered beings not to share

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Kural #259

The Heartbeat of Kindness

The story illustrates that avoiding the killing of animals is more meritorious than performing grand sacrifices. Not to kill and eat (the flesh of) an animal, is better than the pouring forth of ghee etc, in a thousand sacrifices

8–14 yr 1 min