How do Buddhists talk about forgiveness and turning the other cheek, for extreme wrong doing?
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"Where is anger for one freed from anger,
Who is subdued and lives perfectly equanimous,
Who truly knowing is wholly freed, Supremely tranquil and equipoised?
He who repays an angry man in kind Is worse than the angry man;
Who does not repay anger in kind, He alone wins the battle hard to win.
He promotes the weal of both, His own, as well as of the other.
Knowing that the other man is angry,
He mindfully maintains his peace And endures the anger of both,
His own, as well as of the other,
Even if the people ignorant of true wisdom Consider him a fool thereby."
Akkosa Sutta: Insult
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one may be happy to let karma do its job
Recalling the brahmaviharas, I think that that -- i.e. "remembering that beings are heir to their own karma" -- is recommended as a recipe for "equanimity".
That's possibly not "good will" though -- i.e. if you're "happy" about someone's misbehaviour, that sounds like the opposite of mudita -- and good-will is important, see e.g. the parable of the saw (as an example of Buddhist doctrine that's relevant to what you're asking).
There's also the Dhammapada verses 3 through 6 -- which recommend against "he hurt me!" and "not stilling your hatred"...
There are other topics on this site though, about social justice -- e.g. if a person lies then you might not want to believe them in future; if they steal you might tell the police...
Or one of the Zen stories is The Thief Who Became a Disciple
I gave him the money and he thanked me for it.
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