yeah i understand, two senarios one gives a buddist to enjoy a good chicken dish without any problem while other one makes his a sinner.and in this market based economy he dosnt need to point to anything, it'll be already in the shelf.sri_lion said:Dont get mixed up here.. Buddhism clearly states how you can get SINNED for killing an Animal like Wal Bada posted in this thread before... you need to fulfill 5 criteria in order for you to be SINNED.
Here it is:
1. Knowing the animal is live
2. Intention of killing the animal
3. Planning for a method to kill
4. Carrying out the deed of killing
5. Animal actually getting killed.
You can apply all situations here... lets take yours.. I'm going to the butcher asking for meat so...
1. I know the Animal is alive and he is going to kill it for me
2. And I intend to get the meat by killing it
3. My plan is to use the Butcher to kill the Animal
4. Butcher successfully execute his action / plan of killing the animal which also fulfills my plan
5. Animal getting killed by that plan
So in this situation Butcher and me both are SINNED!!!
Now lets take a look at day to day scenario!
I'm walking into a Supermarket I buy grocery and go to the MEAT SHELF and just get myself a whole chicken
But then how can I be sinned the very 1st rule has not been broken.. the animal is already dead!
So please understand that what you and I talking about is completely 2 different scenarios!
so what about the other issues? can a buddist always find a way to get what he wants still being inside the line? like in the example of guy sleeping with a married women

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wht i cant understand is why do you people hav more than one religious aspect toward a problem even though both are in same religion. 
