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Buddhism aims at creating a society where the ruinous struggle for power is
renounced ; where calm and peace prevail away from conquest and defeat ; where
the persecution of the innocent is vehemently denounced ; where one who conquers
oneself is more respected than those who conquer millions by military and economic
warfare ; where hatred is conquered by kindness, and evil by goodness ; where
enmity, jealousy, ill-will and greed to not infect men's minds ; where compassion is
the driving force of action ; where all, including the least of living things, are treated
with fairness, consideration and love ; where life in peace and harmony, in a world of
material contentment, is directed towards the highest and noblest aim, the
realization of the Ultimate Truth, Nirvana.

佛法的宗旨是建造一个没有为权力或别的什么相互残杀而争斗的社会。这一社会里，没有胜败之分，获胜的是和平与安宁。在这社会里，受尊敬的不是用军事及经济力量征服千百万民众的人，而是能征服自己的人；迫害无辜必然受到严厉的谴责；仇恨被仁慈，恶被善征服；人心清净，不为仇恨、嫉妒、恶意、贪欲所污染；慈悲是一切行为的原动力；一切众生，包括最微小的生命在内，都受到公平、体谅与慈爱的待遇。这社会里的生活平安而且和谐，物质供应也令人满意，其最崇高最圣洁的目标是亲证最终的真谛──涅槃。