[Advaita-l] Ahimsa and use of tiger/deer skin as 'asana'

[Srikrishna Ghadiyaram]

hariH Om !!

While you can read others' answers, here is what I
heard reacently from some source.

"Do you know how you acquired the deer/tiger skins ?
How and why do you assume that they were killed by
some one ? Is it not possible that for the saints of
the old times who lived in forests, to get a skin from
a naturally dead animal ?"

Does this reply help you ?

Om Namo Narayanaya !!

Srikrishna


--- "Chakradhar.N.R nanu" <chakradhar_n_r at yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Hi,
>   Advaita philosophy preaches the principle of
> 'Ahmisa'. The Acharyas are supposed to follow the
> principle of Ahimsa during 'Chaturmasya'. How come
> then that most of the Acharyas use either deer/tiger
> skin as 'asana'. Does this not indirectly endorse
> the
> cruel act of killing these animals?
> Looking forward to the answers from the erudite
> members in the list...
> 
> Regards,
> -Chakra
> 
> 
> 
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