Sacred Text · The Dhammapada
The Dhammapada, verse 223
Chapter 17, Anger · verse 223
“Let a man overcome anger by love, let him overcome evil by good; let him overcome the greedy by liberality, the liar by truth!”
Dhammapada 223 · Müller
Translation: F. Max Müller (1881), The Dhammapada, Sacred Books of the East vol. X, public domain, via Project Gutenberg (ebook 2017). Reproduced in full and in context; verse 5 and the verse count (423 verses, 26 chapters) validated against the source before publishing.
Christian comparison
How this connects to Jesus
Overcome anger by love, evil by good, the greedy by giving, the liar by truth. Paul wrote almost the same words: do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good (Romans 12:21). Both call us to answer harm with grace; the Gospel adds that God first answered our harm with grace, at the cross.
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