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Summary Article

For a summary of Śrīla Prabhupāda's discussion of animal sacrifice, please see the section "Animal sacrifice" in the article "Animal-Killing in Human Society."
For references to material in Vaniquotes and Vanisource, please see "References and Further Reading" below.

References and Further Reading

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Animal sacrifice in the name of religion is current practically all over the world in every established religion

Animal sacrifice under the name of religion is conducted by the influence of tamo guna (the mode of ignorance)

Bali-dāna, animal sacrifice in front of Goddess Kālī

Animals sacrifice in the yajna were not killed…

Vedas and animal sacrifice

Brāhmanas and animal-killing

Sometimes the sacrificed animal is promoted immediately to the human form of life

Overindulgence in animal sacrifice is risky…

Formerly, the brāhmanas well conversant in the Vedic mantras could show the potency of the mantras, but in this age…

Kālī-puja

Goddess Kālī never accepts nonvegetarian because she is the chaste wife of Lord Śiva

Narada Muni and animal sacrifice

Māṁsa

Animal sacrifice is offered before the goddess Kālī. So such kind of worship is mentioned in the tāmasika Purāṇa

For the animal-eater, the scriptures have sanctioned restricted animal sacrifices only…

Mother Kālī is witness. Mother is for the goat and for you also...

In Calcutta there are many butcher shops which keep a deity of the goddess Kālī...

There are many systems of religion in which animal sacrifices are recommended. Such animal sacrifices are inauspicious both for the performer and for the animal

If one violates the Vedic instructions while performing yajña…

They are thinking that "We are not going to the slaughterhouse to kill. They kill; we purchase"

In the Vedic civilization, meat-eaters are advised to kill an animal for the goddess Kālī or a similar demigod...

Permission to eat meat after a sacrifice in the presence of the goddess Kālī is not the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead…

A Vaiṣṇava ācārya like Nārada Muni knows very well that persons engaged in such animal-killing in the name of religion...

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Key texts and purports

SB 1.5.15

SB 4.25.7 and SB 4.25.8

SB 4.27.11

SB 4.28.26

SB 7.15.7 - SB 7.15.12

SB 11.5.13

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+[[Category:Philosophy, Science and Religion]]
+[[Category:List of Vanipedia Articles - in development]]
+==Summary Article==
+*For a summary of Śrīla Prabhupāda's discussion of animal sacrifice, please see the section [[Animal-Killing_in_Human_Society#Animal_sacrifice|'''"Animal sacrifice"''']] in the article "Animal-Killing in Human Society."
+*For references to material in Vaniquotes and Vanisource, please see "References and Further Reading" below.
+==Related articles (Vanipedia)==
+*[[Animal-Killing in Human Society]]
+*[[Buddha: A Vaisnava Perspective]]
+==References and Further Reading==
+===Vaniquotes===
+====Categories====
+Vaniquotes categories are general topic areas for research and study based on key words (or phrases) and themes.
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Category:Animal_Sacrifice Animal Sacrifice]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Category:Vedas_and_Animal_Sacrifice Vedas and Animal Sacrifice]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Category:Buddha_and_Ahimsa,_or_Nonviolence Buddha and Ahimsa, or Nonviolence]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Category:Goddess_Kali Goddess Kālī]
+====Pages====
+Vaniquotes pages are compilations or selected single quotes. They are collected under the Vaniquotes categories, and their content is indicated by title.  The following list is not exhaustive; additional pages may be found by browsing any of the Vaniquotes categories listed above.
-=Related articles (Vanipedia)=
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Animal_sacrifice_in_the_name_of_religion_is_current_practically_all_over_the_world_in_every_established_religion Animal sacrifice in the name of religion is current practically all over the world in every established religion]
-*[[Animal-killing in Human Society]]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Animal_sacrifice_under_the_name_of_religion_is_conducted_by_the_influence_of_tamo-guna_%28the_mode_of_ignorance%29 Animal sacrifice under the name of religion is conducted by the influence of tamo guna (the mode of ignorance)]
-=References and Further Reading=
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Bali-dana,_animal_sacrifice_in_front_of_Goddess_Kali Bali-dāna, animal sacrifice in front of Goddess Kālī]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Animals_sacrificed_in_the_yajna_were_not_killed._If_the_Vedic_mantras_were_properly_pronounced_during_the_sacrifice,_the_animal_sacrificed_would_come_out_again_with_a_new_life Animals sacrifice in the yajna were not killed…]
-==Vaniquotes==
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Vedas_and_animal_sacrifice Vedas and animal sacrifice]
-===Categories===
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Brahmanas_and_animal_killing Brāhmanas and animal-killing]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Sometimes_the_sacrificed_animal_is_promoted_immediately_to_the_human_form_of_life Sometimes the sacrificed animal is promoted immediately to the human form of life]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Overindulgence_in_animal_sacrifice_is_risky_because_as_soon_as_there_is_a_small_discrepancy_in_the_execution_of_such_a_sacrifice,_the_slaughtered_animal_may_not_be_promoted_to_a_human_form_of_life Overindulgence in animal sacrifice is risky…]
-===Pages===
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Formerly,_the_brahmanas_well_conversant_in_Vedic_mantras_could_show_the_potency_of_the_mantras,_but_in_this_age,_because_there_are_no_such_brahmanas,_all_such_sacrifices_are_forbidden Formerly, the brāhmanas well conversant in the Vedic mantras could show the potency of the mantras, but in this age…]
-==Vanisource==
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Kali-puja Kālī-puja]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Goddess_Kali_never_accepts_nonvegetarian_food_because_she_is_the_chaste_wife_of_Lord_Siva Goddess Kālī never accepts nonvegetarian because she is the chaste wife of Lord Śiva]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Narada_Muni_and_animal_sacrifice Narada Muni and animal sacrifice]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Mamsa Māṁsa]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Animal_sacrifice_is_offered_before_goddess_Kali._So_such_kind_of_worship_is_mentioned_in_the_tamasika_Purana Animal sacrifice is offered before the goddess Kālī. So such kind of worship is mentioned in the tāmasika Purāṇa]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/For_the_animal-eaters,_the_scriptures_have_sanctioned_restricted_animal_sacrifices_only,_and_such_sanctions_are_there_just_to_restrict_the_opening_of_slaughterhouses_and_not_to_encourage_animal-killing For the animal-eater, the scriptures have sanctioned restricted animal sacrifices only…]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Mother_%28Kali%29_is_witness._Mother_is_for_the_goat_and_for_you_also._So_you_are_cutting_the_throat_of_the_goat,_so_why_the_Mother_will_not_give_the_chance_to_the_goat_to_cut_your_head%3F Mother Kālī is witness. Mother is for the goat and for you also...]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/In_Calcutta_there_are_many_butcher_shops_which_keep_a_deity_of_the_goddess_Kali,_and_animal-eaters_think_it_proper_to_purchase_animal_flesh_from_such_shops_in_hope_that_they_are_eating_the_remnants_of_food_offered_to_goddess_Kali In Calcutta there are many butcher shops which keep a deity of the goddess Kālī...]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/There_are_many_systems_of_religion_in_which_animal_sacrifices_are_recommended._Such_animal_sacrifices_are_inauspicious_both_for_the_performer_and_for_the_animal There are many systems of religion in which animal sacrifices are recommended. Such animal sacrifices are inauspicious both for the performer and for the animal]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/If_one_violates_the_Vedic_instructions_while_performing_yajna_and_simply_makes_a_show_of_sacrifice_for_the_purpose_of_killing_animals,_he_is_punishable_after_death If one violates the Vedic instructions while performing yajña…]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/They_are_thinking_that_%22We_are_not_going_to_slaughterhouse_to_kill._They_kill;_we_purchase%22 They are thinking that "We are not going to the slaughterhouse to kill. They kill; we purchase"]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/In_the_Vedic_civilization,_meat-eaters_are_advised_to_kill_an_animal_for_the_goddess_Kali_or_a_similar_demigod._This_is_in_order_not_to_give_the_animal_unnecessary_pain,_as_slaughterhouses_do In the Vedic civilization, meat-eaters are advised to kill an animal for the goddess Kālī or a similar demigod...]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Permission_to_eat_meat_after_a_sacrifice_in_the_presence_of_the_goddess_Kali_is_not_the_order_of_the_Supreme_Personality_of_Godhead._It_is_simply_a_concession_for_the_miserable_person_who_will_not_give_up_eating_meat Permission to eat meat after a sacrifice in the presence of the goddess Kālī is not the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead…]
+*[http://vaniquotes.org/wiki/A_Vaisnava_acarya_like_Narada_Muni_knows_very_well_that_persons_engaged_in_such_animal-killing_in_the_name_of_religion_are_certainly_becoming_involved_in_the_cycle_of_birth_and_death,_forgetting_the_real_aim_of_life:_to_go_home,_back_to_Godhead A Vaiṣṇava ācārya like Nārada Muni knows very well that persons engaged in such animal-killing in the name of religion...]
+===Vanisource===
+;Key texts and purports
+*[http://vanisource.org/wiki/SB_1.5.15 SB 1.5.15]
+*[http://vanisource.org/wiki/SB_4.25.7 SB 4.25.7] and [http://vanisource.org/wiki/SB_4.25.8 SB 4.25.8]
+*[http://vanisource.org/wiki/SB_4.27.11 SB 4.27.11]
+*[http://vanisource.org/wiki/SB_4.28.26 SB 4.28.26]
+*[http://vanisource.org/wiki/SB_7.15.7 SB 7.15.7 - SB 7.15.12]
+*[http://vanisource.org/wiki/SB_11.5.13 SB 11.5.13]