Is Forgiveness Not Buddhist?

Is forgiveness good Buddhist practice? We'll consider two essays from Tricycle magazine that argue both sides of this issue. One by Ken McLeod argues that forgiveness is not Buddhist, and the other by Thanissaro Bhikkhu argues that it is.

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✅ Articles mentioned:
Ken McLeod, “Forgiveness Is Not Buddhist.” Tricycle, Winter 2017: https://tricycle.org/magazine/forgive...

Thanissaro Bhikkhu, “Three Tactics from the Buddha to Forgive without Feeling Defeated.” Tricycle, Feb. 2018: https://tricycle.org/article/three-ta...

✅ Suttas mentioned:
https://suttacentral.net/dhp1-20/en/s...
https://suttacentral.net/an3.100/en/s...

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00:00 Intro
00:40 Forgiveness in Western traditions
01:58 McLeod: forgiveness is not Buddhist
05:22 Thanissaro on forgiveness in Buddhist practice
09:06 Is forgiveness Buddhist?

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