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The Golden Rule Buddhism. Of course its futile to try to keep suffering out of our lives and indeed it proved futile for the Buddha too. The principle known as the Golden Rule. The concept of karma introduced into China in about 200 AD by northern Indian Buddhism reinforced the Golden Rule by not only saying You get what you give but What you have who you are your social status and your prosperity is a reflection of what you have given Your life after you die will be determined by how well you have followed the Golden Rule both toward other. Its found in many religious sacred texts throughout time defying language culture race space and time.
In fact you can find similarities in the precepts to the Golden Rule which is really the basis of the Buddhist Three Pure Precepts when you think about it. 560 BC From the Udanavarga 518- Hurt not others with that which pains yourself. The Golden Rule is Universal. Of course its futile to try to keep suffering out of our lives and indeed it proved futile for the Buddha too. Both the Christians and the Buddhist believes that one is obliged to show kindness and compassion towards one another regardless of the relation as stipulated in the Golden Rule Sarao Long 2017. LET him the householder not destroy or cause to be destroyed any life at all or sanction the acts of those who do so Let him refrain from even hurting any creature both those that are strong and those that tremble in the world.
Love Your Neighbour As Yourself The Golden Rule of Buddhism Do Random Acts of Kindness Be Compassionate Treat not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful Udana-Varga 518 Listen to Others Overcome Prejudice Kelp Those In Need.
However the Buddha made this same principle one of the cornerstones of his ethics too. As for Judaism we can read the Golden Rule for the first time in the Book of Tobias dated 200 BC but Jesus Christ has turned it into a positive sentence. In fact you can find similarities in the precepts to the Golden Rule which is really the basis of the Buddhist Three Pure Precepts when you think about it. However the Buddha made this same principle one of the cornerstones of his ethics too. It occurs in many places and in many forms. We are constantly updating our data base so check back often for new formulations.