By not bearing any ill will you have been able to conquer one who has done you wrong through hate

By not bearing any ill will you have been able to conquer one who has done you wrong through hate

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After the meal, the Buddha was told everything that had happened between Sirima and Uttara. Sirima then owned up that she had done wrong to Uttara and entreated the Buddha that she should be forgiven, for otherwise Uttara would not forgive her. The Buddha then asked Uttara how she felt in her mind when Sirima poured boiling butter on her head, and Uttara answered, "Venerable Sir, because I owed so much to Sirima I had resolved not to lose my temper, not to bear any ill will towards her. I sent forth my love towards her"

The Buddha then said, "Well done, well done, Uttara! By not bearing any ill will you have been able to conquer one who has done you wrong through hate. By not abusing, you should conquer one who abuses you; by being generous you should conquer one who is stingy; by speaking the truth you should conquer one who tells lies."

Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:

akkodhena  jine  kodhaṃ   asādhuṃ  sādhunā  jine
jine  kadariyaṃ  dānena   saccenālikavādinaṃ.

Conquer the angry one by not getting angry (i.e., by loving-kindness); conquer the wicked by goodness; 

conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth. 

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Source: The Story of Uttara the Lay-Disciple

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