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Revision note: Ancient Indian Ethics: Gita, Buddha, Mahavira and the Upanishads

  • Rta → dharma; svadharma vs sadharana dharma; purusharthas: dharma, artha, kama, moksha
  • Isha Upanishad: enjoy through renunciation, do not covet
  • Gita: nishkama karma (2.47), svadharma (3.35), sthitaprajna, lokasangraha (3.20–21)
  • Buddha: 4 Noble Truths, Eightfold Path (prajna, sila, samadhi), middle path, brahmaviharas
  • Mahavira: five vows (ahimsa, satya, asteya, brahmacharya, aparigraha), triratna, anekantavada, syadvada
  • Ashoka's dhamma and dhamma mahamattas: ethics in governance
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