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Religious Toleration in the form of the Golden Rule

  • BUDDHISM

    • In five ways should a clansman minister to his friends and familiars, ...by treating them as he treats himself.
    Is there a deed, Rahula, thou wish to do? Then bethink thee thus: "Is this deed conducive to my own harm, or to others' harm, or to that of both?" Then this is a bad deed, entailing suffering. Such a deed must thou surely not do.
  • CHRISTIANITY

    • All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them.
    As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
  • CONFUCIANISM

    • The Master replied: "... What you do not want done to yourself, do not do unto others."
  • GREEK PHILOSOPHY

    • Do not do to others what you would not wish to suffer yourself.
    Treat your friends as you would want them to treat you.
    Do not do what any one is vexed to suffer.
  • HINDUISM

    • Do naught to others which, if done to thee, would cause thee pain: this is the sum of duty.
  • JUDAISM

    • Take heed to thyself, my child, in all thy works; and be discreet in all thy behavior. And what thou thyself hatest, do to no man.
    Whatsoever thou wouldest that man should not do unto thee, do not do that to them.
  • TAOISM

    • Recompense injury with kindness.
    To those who are good to me, I am good; and to those who are not good to me, I am also good. And thus all get to be good. To those who are sincere with me, I am sincere; and to those who are not sincere with me, I am also sincere. And thus all get to be sincere.
  • ZOROASTRIANISM

    • Whatever thou dost not approve for thyself, do not approve for any one else. When thou hast acted in this manner, thou art righteous.
    That nature only is good when it shall not do unto another whatever is not good for its own self.
    When a good man is beaten through malice, the effort of everyone... should continue just as though it happened to himself.

    Created on 29.JAN.1996

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