David N. Snyder wrote:
It is in the Mahayana Lankavatara Sutra (and possibly other Mahayana sutras):
Mahamati, I see that living beings are in the transmigration of the six paths, being together in births and deaths, they give birth to and foster each others, and cyclically become fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters of each others; They may be men or women, may be the direct line of descent, may be cousins, affinities, uncles, aunts, sons, daughters, grandsons, and other various relatives of each others; They may also be born in other paths(of animal, ghost, god, and so on.), whether virtuous or evil, they frequently become the relatives of each others. Because of these relationships, I see that all meats eaten by living beings are of their own relatives. Due to the greed for flavors of meats, the living beings circularly eat each others
chownah wrote:
Actually this doe not say what D1W1 has given. On the contrary it seems to contradict what he has given i.e. it says nothing about a debt that must be repaid.
chownah
So what is your interpretation of this quote from the Lankavatara:
"Because of these relationships, I see that all meats eaten by living beings are of their own relatives. Due to the greed for flavors of meats, the living beings circularly eat each others"
I am not saying I necessarily agree with the Lankavata quote, but notice where it talks of beings eating each other and it going "circularly" throughout samsara and it is due to the greed, craving for meat. That sounds a lot like what D1W1 said he heard quoted.