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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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