(The court.)
JUDGE: Prince, why do bạn keep a bird which belongs to somebody else? True, bạn have compassion, bạn have tình yêu for the bird. bạn have tình yêu for everything. But justice says the bird belongs to Devadatta. It was he who brought the bird down to earth. It is his possession.
SIDDHARTHA: O venerable Judge, I do not know anything about justice, but my tim, trái tim tells me that he who saves life is the owner, not he who takes life. My tim, trái tim was bleeding for the bird and I saved it. I am prepared to give my own life for this bird.
DEVADATTA: Siddhartha, bạn know how to talk. bạn know perfectly well...
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