sei śāstre kahe, — pravṛtti-nivṛtti-mārga-bheda
nivṛtti-mārge jīva-mātra-vadhera niṣedha

 sei śāstre - in the scripture (the Koran); kahe - it is ordered; pravṛtti - of attachment; nivṛtti - of detachment; mārga - ways; bheda - difference; nivṛtti - of detachment; mārge - on the path; jīva-mātra - of any living entity; vadhera - of killing; niṣedha - prohibition.


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“According to the Koran, there are two ways of advancement — through increasing the propensity to enjoy, and through decreasing the propensity to enjoy. On the path of decreasing attachment [nivṛtti-mārga], the killing of animals is prohibited.

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