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Buddhism: Crime and Punishment

Buddhist teaching on forgiveness and restorative justice

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Overview

Dhammapada 3 and 4 on grudges and letting go, 9 and 10 on the monk's robe, Angulimala and how the community received him, forgiveness within the Sangha, and restorative justice for offenders.

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Why is forgiveness important in Buddhism?

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What does Dhammapada 3 teach about holding grudges?

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What does Dhammapada 4 teach about letting go?

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  1. 1

    Why is forgiveness important in Buddhism?

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    Forgiveness frees the victim from the poison of hatred and anger. Resentment harms the person who clings to it most of all.

  2. 2

    What does Dhammapada 3 teach about holding grudges?

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    Dhammapada 3 describes people who think, "He abused me, he struck me, he robbed me". People who dwell on such thoughts never still their hatred.

  3. 3

    What does Dhammapada 4 teach about letting go?

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    Dhammapada 4 says hatred is calmed in those who do not dwell on such thoughts. Forgiveness means letting go of the wrongs done to us.

  4. 4

    What do Dhammapada 9–10 teach about the robe of a monk?

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    Dhammapada 9 says a person full of defilements is unworthy of the yellow robe. Dhammapada 10 says a person who has cast off defilements and is established in virtue is worthy of it.

  5. 5

    How can Dhammapada 9–10 be applied to offenders?

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    Worth depends on present conduct, not on outward status or past failings. An offender who changes and lives virtuously deserves to be accepted.

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    Who was Angulimala?

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    Angulimala was a feared murderer who wore a necklace of his victims' fingers. The Buddha met him on the road, and Angulimala gave up violence and became a monk.

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