Welcome, Buddhism
“Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.”
— Udanavarga 5:18
Buddhism states the Golden Rule in its passive form — identical to the Ultimate Law. The First Precept (ahimsa, non-harm) is the ethical foundation of Buddhist practice. The Ultimate Law extends this: when harm occurs despite the rule, justice requires restitution to the victim. Buddhism’s emphasis on compassion and the interconnectedness of suffering aligns perfectly.
The Ultimate Law
Logic is the supreme rule. No authority, tradition, feeling, or majority overrides a valid logical argument.
The passive Golden Rule: do not do to others what they would not want done to them.
When this rule is broken, the victim’s right to justice — restitution or forgiveness — is sovereign.
No victim, no crime. No contradiction, no law.