[255] It is better, however, to abstain wholly from the use of meat, since this can be obtained only through pain to sentient beings (Laws of Manu, v. 48). There is no sin in eating meat, “but abstention brings great rewards” (Ibid. v. 56).
[256] Laws of Manu, v. 40.
[257] Ibid. v. 45.
[258] Ibid. vii. 101.
[259] Ibid. vii. 103.
[260] Laws of Manu, vii. 90–93, 104.
[261] Ibid. viii. 84.
[262] Ibid. v. 106.
[263] Ibid. xi. 231.
[264] Ibid. vi. 48.