Veda Vedānta Dhammam
"THE tree of civilization has its roots in spiritual values... In the history of civilization it has been the privilege of Asia to enrich the mind of the world with the noblest content of spiritual values. .... the invasion of the East by Alexander, Aśoka’s missions to the West, the Roman Empire ... has left a mark"
"To-day there is a world-wide renaissance. We have come to recognize that it is either one world or none. The effort to build one world requires a closer understanding among the peoples of the world and their cultures." — Śrī. S.Radhakrishnan (The Dhammapada, Oxford University Press)
The Vedas; Vedānta (The Upaniṣads); Sarva Vedānta Sāra The Bhagavad Gīta, The Dhammapada, Tirukkuraḷ (in Tamiḻ) and many important scriptures teaches "Universal Vision", "Samadarśan" which is the core message for betterment of the Society.
The Veda says, "I salute that Energy which is in the Fire, in the Water, in the Herbs, and that Energy which is Part and Parcel of this Universe." The Upaniṣads, Bhagavad Gītā, The Dhammampada, Tirukkuraḷ and other scriptures echo the same fundamental principle.
The Vedas, Upaniṣads, The Bhagavad Gītā, The Epics Rāmāyaṇa, Mahābārata are all compiled in Sanskrit Language. Sanskrit Language has not changed till date. Time and again many Noble Teachers have taught the fundamental principle to enlighten the people in different regions.
As one could clearly see the teachings of Kṛṣṇa's Bhagavad Gītā and Buddha's The Dammapada, fundamental principle is one and the same. Bhagavad Gītā is in Sanskrit. The Dhammapada is in Prākṛt for it was the spoken language, hence it was very easy for the common man's understanding. (Sanskrit words like sarva has become sabba in prākṛt, similarlly dharma has become dhamma; karma has become kamma and also kanma.)
One could easily see this when one reads the commentary of Śrī.Jñāneśvar on Bhagavad Gītā which is in Marathi Language to understand the closeness to Prākṛt.
For example principles of many verses of Manu's Dharma Śāśtra, Mahābārata and Bhagavad Gītā could be found in Buddha's Dhammapada.
The Dhammapada
अत्ता हि अत्तनो नातो अत्ता हि अत्तनो गति ।
तस्मा सज्ञ्ज्ञमय् अत्तानम् अस्सम् भद्रं व वाणिजो ।
attā hi attano nātho
attā hi attano gati .
tasmā saññamay' attānam
assam bhadraṁ va vāṇijo .. 380
21. For self is the lord of self; self is the refuge of self; therefore curb yourself even as a merchant curbs a fine horse. (380)
Bhagavad Gītā 6.5
उद्धरेद् आत्मना अत्मानं ना अत्मानम् अवसादयेत् ।
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुर् आत्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥
uddhared ātmanā 'tmānaṁ
nā 'tmānam avasādayet .
ātmai 'va hy ātmano bandhur
ātmai 'va ripur ātmanaḥ ..
Let a man lift himself by himself; let him not degrade himself; for the Self alone is the friend of the self and the Self alone is the enemy of the self. — 6.5
Śrī. S. Radhakrishnan highlights this oneness of teaching in his commentary on The Bhagavad Gītā, Chapter 6.
Tirukkuraḷ
In the same way Tirukkuraḷ in Tamiḻ, which is one of greatest works with teachings for better way of social life. Please see a parallel between Tirukkuraḷ and Bhagavad Gītā, both teach important point that one should control ones anger else there will be a heavy consequences. It could be seen and it appears one is the translation of the other.
taṉṉaittāṉ kākkiṉ ciṉaṅkākka kāvākkāl
taṉaiyē kolluñ ciṉam —kuraḷ
क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात् स्मृति विभ्रमः
स्मृति भ्रंशाद् बुद्धि नाशो बुद्धि नाशात् प्रणश्यति |भगी.२.६३
krodhād bhavati sammohaḥ
sammohāt smṛtivibhramaḥ
smrtibhraṁśād buddhināśo
buddhināśāt praṇaśyati —bg.2.63
S. Radhakrishnan:- From anger arises bewilderment, from bewilderment loss of memory; and from loss of memory, the destruction of intelligence and from the destruction of intelligence he perishes.
Today we can and our effort could be to understand this Universality and make it known to the generations to come.