Buddhism also advocates that all creatures are created by the harmonious combination of natural causes and elements, so "self-denial" is important. To show mercy to all creatures is a merit, so the followers of Buddha must be vegetarians, and must never kill any creature.
因此一個真正瞭解佛教教理的佛教徒，必是虔誠學佛與奮發向上的人。佛教認為世間萬物皆是因緣和合而生，因此主張「無我」，破除自我中心的利己主義，慈悲就是這種思想的具體表現。