The Protection of Innocence in Buddhism
…ting things for him. Just as the hand that has no
wound is not affected by poison, so also, because she has no intention to do
evil she is not doing any evil."
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:
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In this discourse, the Buddha explains that true innocence, represented by the unwounded hand, is impervious to evil, just as poison cannot affect it. Sotapannas, who harbor no intentions of harm, are