matthew 7:12, 22:36-40
luke 6:31
leviticus 19:18
sow/reap references
greatest commandment

fory hadith of an-Nawawi 13
origin.org/ucs/ws/theme015.cfm
fragrant.demon.co.uk/golden.html




The Golden Rule Appears In The Major Religions Worldwide
                                 
                              The Golden Rule
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   HINDU: This is the sum of duty; do naught unto others which if done to thee
would cause thee pain.

   ZOROASTRIAN: That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another
whatsoever is not good for itself.

   TAOIST: Regard your neighbour's gain as your own gain, and your neighbour's
loss as your own loss.

   BUDDHIST: Hurt not others in ways that you would find hurtful.

   CONFUCIAN: Do not unto others what you would not have them do unto you.

   JAIN: In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all
creatures as we regard our own self.

   JEWISH: Whatever thou hatest thyself, that do not to another.

   CHRISTIAN: All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye
even so to them.

   ISLAMIC: No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that
which he desires for himself.

   SIKH: As thou deemest thyself, so deem others.

Source: http://theosophy.org/tlodocs/GoldnRul.htm 






(in chronological order, from many different traditions)

"This is the sum of duty.  Do not unto others that which would cause you pain if
done to you."

-- Mahabharata 5:1517, from the Vedic tradition of India, circa 3000 BC


"What is hateful to you, do not to our fellow man. That is entire Law, all the
rest is commentary."

-- Talmud, Shabbat 31a, from the Judaic tradition, circa 1300 BC


"That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is
not good for itself."

-- Avesta, Dadistan-i-dinik 94:5, from the Zoroastrian tradition, circa 600 BC


"Hurt not others in ways that you find hurtful."

-- Tripitaka, Udanga-varga 5,18 , from the Buddhist tradition, circa 525 BC


"Surely it is the maxim of loving kindness, do not unto others that which you
would not have done unto you."

-- Analects, Lun-yu XV,23, from the Confucian tradition, circa 500 BC


"One should treat all beings as he himself would be treated."

-- Agamas, Sutrakrtanga 1.10, 1-3, from the Jain tradition, circa 500 BC


"Regard your neighbor's gain as your gain and your neighbor's loss as your
loss."

-- Tai-shang Kang-ying P'ien, from the Taoist tradition, circa 500 BC


"Do not do to others that which would anger you if others did it to you."

-- Socrates (the Greek philosopher), circa 470-399 BC


"Treat your inferiors as you would be treated by your superiors."

-- Epistle XLVII,11, from the Seneca tradition, circa 5-65 AD


"Therefore all things whatsoever you desire that men should do to you, do you
even so to them. For this is the Law and the prophets."

-- New Testament, Matthew 7:12, from the Christian tradition, circa 30 AD


"Be charitable to all beings, love is the representative of God."

-- Ko-ji-ki, Hachiman Kasuga of the Shinto tradition, circa 500 AD


"No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he
desires for himself."

-- Koran, Sunnah, from the Islam tradition, circa 620 AD


"We obtain salvation by loving our fellow man and God."

-- Granth, Japji XXI, from the Sikh tradition, circa 1500 AD






MOHAMMED: Let none of you treat your brother in a way
he himself would dislike to be treated.
                   (The Koran)

Sura 2: 65,66 and Sura 5:60 contain references to Jews as ", apes and swine to
be despised and rejected."

In contrast to the "Golden Rule" which advocates doing unto others as you would
have them do unto you Sura 2:194 sanctions revenge: "If anyone transgresses ...
against you, transgress likewise against them."

Persons who would like to read for themselves some of these Suras will find a
fully indexed copy of the Koran which can be searched by words and phrases at:
                            
http://www.hti.umich.edu/k/koran.