shā​shēng

to kill living beings

Senses

杀生/ 殺生 shā​shēng to kill living beings

to take the life of a living creature; to slaughter animals

杀生/ 殺生 shā​shēng killing

the act of taking life, particularly as one of the Five Precepts 五戒 wǔ​jiè in Buddhism which forbids killing sentient beings

References

see 杀生/殺生 五戒/五戒