Buddhism Crime and Punishment

Question 1

Revenge/retribution

Answer 1

‘we should not seek revenge on those who have committed crimes against us’ - Tenzin Gyatso (Dalai Lama)

Question 2

vengeance/retribution

Answer 2

‘if one seeks retribution for vengeance through vengeance, the chain can never be broken’ - The Buddha

Question 3

forgiving/loving offenders

Answer 3

‘if a person foolishly does me wrong, I will return him to the protection of my boundless love. The more evil that comes from him, the more good will go from me’ - The Buddha

Question 4

Capital/corporal punishment - against

Answer 4

‘What I teach is suffering and the cessation of suffering’ - The Buddha

Question 5

Reformation

Answer 5

‘you have transgressed, since you accept the fault, and you ask to be pardoned for future restrained, I pardon you’ - The Buddha