• Hinduism: "This is the sum of duty; do naught onto others what y would not have them do unto you" (Mahabharata 5:1515
• Judaism: "What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellowman. This is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary Hillel, in the Talmud for the Sabbath 31a)
• Zoroastrianism: "That nature alone is good which refrains from doing to another whatsoever is not good for itself Dadisten-1 dinik 94:5
Buddhism: "Since others too care for their own selves, those who care for themselves should not hurt others" (Udanavarga 5:20
• Jainism: "A man should wander about treating all creatures as he himself would be treated" (Sutrakritanga 1.11:33)
Daoism: Regard your neighbor's gain as your gain, and your neighbor's loss as your own loss" (Tai-shang Kan-ying Pien
• Confucianism: "Do not do to others what you would not like your self. Then there will be no resentment against you, either in the family or in the state" (Analects 12:2)
. Christianity: So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you for this sums up the Law and the Prophets Matt. 7:12)
Islam: "No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself (Hadith of al-Nawawi 13
The key consideration underlying the ethics of restraint in all of the world's religions is the avoidance of doing harm to others.
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