Erm...no, it's about the inherent cruely of sericulture, the raising of silk moth larvae for the production of silk.
Once the cocoons are spun by the larvae, they are boiled, killing the larvae inside in order to protect the integrety of the fibres of the cocoon which are then spun into threads and woven into fabric.
Buddhists believe that all living beings have been re-born countless times in every form of living being there is, so the silk moths that you are boiling alive for the production of luxury products are our children from previous lives.
So, in the first verse Buddha says, stop sericulture because it's mindless cruelty that produces luxury from the torture and killing of animals,
The second verse says that, in killing silk moths in this way, you are in effect boiling your own children to death.
In the third verse, Buddha says that you are free to act as you please, and that, if you continue it is because you have no conscience
Erm...no, it's about the inherent cruely of sericulture, the raising of silk moth larvae for the production of silk.
Once the cocoons are spun by the larvae, they are boiled, killing the larvae inside in order to protect the integrety of the fibres of the cocoon which are then spun into threads and woven into fabric.
Buddhists believe that all living beings have been re-born countless times in every form of living being there is, so the silk moths that you are boiling alive for the production of luxury products are our children from previous lives.
So, in the first verse Buddha says, stop sericulture because it's mindless cruelty that produces luxury from the torture and killing of animals,
The second verse says that, in killing silk moths in this way, you are in effect boiling your own children to death.
In the third verse, Buddha says that you are free to act as you please, and that, if you continue it is because you have no conscience
@xrty thank god someone said it!
@xrty thank god someone said it!