Golden Rule in All Faiths
Brahmanism: “This is the sum of duty: Do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you.” Mahabarata 5: 1517
Buddhism: “Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.” Udana-Varga 5:18
Christianity: “Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and the prophets.” Matthew 7:12
Confucianism: “Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others what you would not have them do to you.” Analects 15:23
Islam: “No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.” Sunnah
Judaism: “What is hateful to you, do not to your fellowman. That is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary.” Talmud, Shabbat 31a
Taoism: “Regard your neighbor’s gain as your own gain and your neighbor’s loss as your own loss.” T’ai Shang Kan Ying P’ien
Zoroastrianism: “That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good for itself.” Dadistan-i-dinik 94:5
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