I think there are suttas in which the Buddha instructs monks not to injure plants and/or seeds. Are there any suttas or parts of the vinaya where the Buddha says why? Is there any information in the suttas about whether or not killing plants while gardening has anything to do with the first precept…

Hi @brooks . There are Pācittiya rules (Rules Requiring Confession) in the Vinaya which prohibit monastics from digging the earth and/or injuring plant life. The origin stories to each rule are well worth a read, particularly the rule prohibiting injuring plant life! :herb: Pācittiya 10 - The Traini…

Gardening: Injuring/Killing Plants and the Precepts

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faujidoc1 August 25, 2021, 4:34pm 2

We’ve already had some discussion on this subject…

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