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The "Bandit's Limb" sutta, also known as the Simile of the Saw, is a discourse in Buddhism (specifically, Majjhima Nikaya 21) where the Buddha uses the analogy of being dismembered by bandits to illustrate the importance of maintaining a loving and compassionate mind, even in the face of extreme adversity and violence. The core message is that one should not harbor ill will or hatred, even when subjected to brutal physical harm, but instead cultivate boundless loving-kindness.
“Monks, even if bandits were to carve you up savagely into pieces with a two-handled saw, with a two-handled saw, he among you who let his heart get angered even at that would not be doing my bidding. Even then you should train yourselves: ‘Our minds will be unaffected and we will say no evil words. We will remain sympathetic, with a mind of goodwill, and with no inner hate. We will keep pervading these people with an awareness imbued with goodwill and, beginning with them, we will keep pervading the all-encompassing world with an awareness imbued with goodwill—abundant, enlarged, immeasurable, free from hostility, free from ill will.’ That’s how you should train yourselves.
