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Samvego cia uvasama nivveo taha ya hoi aņukampā atthikkam cia ee sammatte lakkhanā pañca |
- Vrhatkalpavrtti, 1.2. That is, the right vision is indicated through these five signs – subsidence, strong desire for spirituality, detachment from the mundane, compassion and firm belief in the existence of the soul.
Samvegaḥ praśamaḥ sthairyam asammūdhatva-masmayaḥ āstikyamanukampeti jñeyā samyaktvabhāvanā ||
- Mahāpurāņa, 21.97. That is, strong spirituality, subsidence, stability, detachment, pridelessness, spiritual belief and compassion are the seven expressions of right vision.
Praśamasamvegānukampāstikyābhivyaktilakṣaṇam samyaktvaṁ | - Dhavalā Book 1, p. 151, 1/1.1.4
That is, expression of subsidence, strong spirituality, spiritual belief and compassion is the sign of right vision.
This means that compassion is one of the five signs or indicators (subsidence, strong desire for spirituality, detachment from the worldly, compassion and firm belief in the existence of the soul) of right vision. Since right vision is a part of the path of spiritual liberation, which is dharma, therefore, compassion is also dharma.
Explaining the form of compassion it has been said – 1. Bālā ya vuddhā ya apangā ya, loge visese aņukampaņijjā |
- Vrhatkalpabhāsya, 4342. Children, old people and the disabled ones are specially eligible for compassion.
2. Mā hoha ņiraņukampā, hoha dāņayarā l. Do not be without compassion; be charitable. 3. Trasasthāvareșu dayā anukampā |
- Tattvārthaślokavārtika, 1.2.12.
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