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Buddhism: Crime and Punishment
Buddhist teaching on forgiveness and restorative justice
- 3 things to know
- Paper 2
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.
What you need to know
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What does Dhammapada 3 teach about holding grudges?
What does Dhammapada 4 teach about letting go?
Questions from this subtopic
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- 1
Why is forgiveness important in Buddhism?
Model answer
Forgiveness frees the victim from the poison of hatred and anger. Resentment harms the person who clings to it most of all.
- 2
What does Dhammapada 3 teach about holding grudges?
Model answer
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
What does Dhammapada 4 teach about letting go?
Model answer
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
What do Dhammapada 9–10 teach about the robe of a monk?
Model answer
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.
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How can Dhammapada 9–10 be applied to offenders?
Model answer
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?
Model answer
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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