Na tena ariyo hoti yena pāṇāni hiṃsati.

Ahiṃsā sabbapāṇānaṃ

"ariyo"ti pavuccati.

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One is not noble who injures living beings.

One is called "noble" because

one is harmless towards all living beings.

Dhammapada 19.270

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The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita

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