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  2. Buddhism and violence - Wikipedia

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    Buddhism encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to Gautama Buddha. [8]Nirvana is the oldest and most common term for the end goal of the Buddhist path and the ultimate eradication of duḥkha—nature of life that innately includes "suffering", "pain", or "unsatisfactoriness". [9]

  3. 20 Inspiring Quotes About Nirvana From the Buddha and More - AOL

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    "For hate is never conquered by hate. Hate is conquered by love. This is an eternal law." — Buddha "Your mind is Nirvana." — Bodhidharma "The greatest achievement is selflessness.

  4. Buddhist ethics - Wikipedia

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    [30] [46] Early Buddhist texts nearly always condemn alcohol, [47] and so do Chinese Buddhist post-canonical texts. [48] [49] In practice however, many lay Buddhists do not adhere to this precept and drinking is common in many Buddhist majority countries. [50] [51] Buddhist attitudes toward smoking differ per time and region, but are generally ...

  5. Five precepts - Wikipedia

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    When Buddhism spread to different places and people, the role of the precepts began to vary. In countries in which Buddhism was adopted as the main religion without much competition from other religious disciplines, such as Thailand, the relation between the initiation of a layperson and the five precepts has been virtually non-existent.

  6. Dhammapada - Wikipedia

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    Glenn Wallis states: "By distilling the complex models, theories, rhetorical style and sheer volume of the Buddha's teachings into concise, crystalline verses, the Dhammapada makes the Buddhist way of life available to anyone...In fact, it is possible that the very source of the Dhammapada in the third century B.C.E. is traceable to the need of ...

  7. Buddhist views on sin - Wikipedia

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    In Buddhist thinking the whole universe, men as well as gods, are subject to a reign of law. Every action, good or bad, has an inevitable and automatic effect in a long chain of causes, an effect which is independent of the will of any deity.

  8. Category:Buddhism and violence - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Buddhism and violence" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  9. Ahimsa - Wikipedia

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    For the layperson, the teaching has been of ahimsa with pramada – that is, reducing violence through proper intention and being careful in every action on a daily basis to minimize violence to all life forms. [122] The Jain texts, unlike most Hindu and Buddhist texts on just war, have been inconsistent.