Greetings ,
Does it mean violation of first precept if eating eggs which is hatchable ?
eating hatchable eggs constitute killing ?
Re: eating hatchable eggs constitute killing ?
No.
But there is a Buddhist story to show how painful for the bird to lose its eggs.
I can't recall the Sutta.
But there is a Buddhist story to show how painful for the bird to lose its eggs.
I can't recall the Sutta.
“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”
Re: eating hatchable eggs constitute killing ?
I think it is not allowed monks to eat hatchable eggs.So , there is unwholesome kamma involve .
“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”
Re: eating hatchable eggs constitute killing ?
Well, in general monastics are allowed to eat meat (which includes eggs) so long as it's offered and not killed specifically for them. They aren't allowed to eat raw meat, so presumably the layperson serving the egg would have cooked it. (See "Staple foods" in Ajahn Thanissaro's Buddhist Monastic Code). Lay people, however, break the first precept when they butcher an animal, for themselves or for others.
In terms of hatchable eggs, I don't think the texts mention it specifically, but a human embryo is considered living from the moment of conception. If that applies to hatchable eggs, then, yes, cooking/eating a hatchable egg might break the first precept.
We can refer to Bhikkhu Bodhi's summary of what involves breaking the precept then decide for ourselves. Or consult a teacher
In terms of hatchable eggs, I don't think the texts mention it specifically, but a human embryo is considered living from the moment of conception. If that applies to hatchable eggs, then, yes, cooking/eating a hatchable egg might break the first precept.
We can refer to Bhikkhu Bodhi's summary of what involves breaking the precept then decide for ourselves. Or consult a teacher
A complete act of killing constituting a full violation of the precept involves five factors: (1) a living being; (2) the perception of the living being as such; (3) the thought or volition of killing; (4) the appropriate effort; and (5) the actual death of the being as a result of the action.
"Just as a large banyan tree, on level ground where four roads meet, is a haven for the birds all around, even so a lay person of conviction is a haven for many people: monks, nuns, male lay followers, & female lay followers." —AN 5.38
Re: eating hatchable eggs constitute killing ?
In thailand many of us eat ant eggs. Does anyone here know of a way to tell if an ant egg is hatchable?
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Re: eating hatchable eggs constitute killing ?
Eating fertilized egg constitutes killing.
"The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”― Albert Camus
Re: eating hatchable eggs constitute killing ?
The First Precept. Fertilized egg is living being (though perhaps not yet conscious)
I consume unfertilized eggs for this reason.
"The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”― Albert Camus
Re: eating hatchable eggs constitute killing ?
Mahanama sutta
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitak ... .kuma.html
"Mahanama, inasmuch as a lay follower abstains from destroying living beings; abstains from taking what is not given; abstains from sexual misconduct; abstains from lying; and abstains from wine, liquor and intoxicants that are causes for heedlessness; in that way, Mahanama, a lay follower is virtuous."