'Love' renders avera, which is literally non-hatred or absence of enmity rather than love; the Pali states the point negatively and Muller states it positively.
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TextFor hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love, this is an old rule. 1 Reference Scheme Translation
TranslationThe Dhammapada (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 10) 1 Connections
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Quoted across traditions in support of nonviolence.
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Source The Dhammapada (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 10, part 1)F. Max Muller
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1. The Dhammapada (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 10, part 1)
F. Max Muller, Clarendon Press / Internet Sacred Text Archive, 1881Dhammapada 5View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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