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Better is the gain of Entering the Stream than sole sovereignty
over the earth, than going to heaven, than rule supreme over the
entire universe.
183
Not to do any evil, to cultivate good, to purify one's mind,
this is the Teaching of the Buddhas.
184
The most excellent ascetic practice is patience and forbearance.
'Nibbana is supreme', say the Buddhas. He indeed is no recluse
who harms another; nor is he an ascetic who hurts others.
185
To speak no ill, to do no harm, to practise restraint according to
the fundamental precepts, to be moderate in eating, to live in
seclusion, to devote oneself to higher consciousness, this is the
Teaching of the Buddhas.
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Happy indeed we live without hate among the hateful. We live
free from hatred amidst hateful men.
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