The Protection of Innocence in Buddhism
To this question the Buddha answered, "Bhikkhus, the sotapannas do not
kill, they do not wish others to get killed. The wife of the hunter was only
obeying her husband in getting things for him. Just
…t as poison cannot affect it. Sotapannas, who harbor no intentions of harm, are protected from evil actions. The verse illustrates that without evil intentions, one cannot do evil, emphasizing the importance…