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FRIENDSHIP
Mittim bhūesu kappae I - Uttarādhyayana sūtra, 6.2. There must be friendship amongst all living beings.
Mitti me savvabhūesu | - Āvaśyaka sūtra, 6.2. I may be friendly towards all living beings.
Maitrīpramodakāruṇyamādhyasthāni sattvaguņādhikaklișyamānāvinayeșu |
- Tattvārtha sūtra, 9.6 Let there be friendship for all the living beings, a feeling of praise and joy for the virtuous, kindness for the miserable and a feeling of equanimity in dealing with adversity.
Sattveșu maitrī guņișu pramodam,
klișteșu jīveșu krpāparatvam | Mādhyasthabhāvas viparītavșttau, sadā mamātmā vidadhātu deva II
- Ācārya Amitagati. Lord! Grant me the boon that in my soul there may be friendship for all the living beings, a feeling of praise and joy for the virtuous, kindness for the miserable and a feeling of equanimity in dealing with adversity
Mittibhāvamuvagae yādi jive bhāvavisohi kāūņa nivvae bhavai |
- Uttarādhyayana sūtra, 29.17.
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