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That is, - The hardhearted that is not moved by seeing others in misery is not compassionate.
KINDNESS: MITIGATING OTHERS' MISERIES
Paraduḥkhavināśinī karuņā |- Dharmabindu.
That is, - Kindness destroys others' troubles.
Karunyamanukampā dīnānugraha ityanarthantaram ||
Tattvārthabhāṣya, 7.6.
That is, - Kindness, compassion and being favourable to the poor are synonymous.
karunyaṁ |
Dīnānugrahabhavaḥ Śārīra-mānasaduḥkhamyarditānāṁ dīnānāṁ prāṇināṁ anugrahātmakaḥ pariņāmaḥ karuṇasya bhāvaḥ karma vā kāruṇyamiti kathyate | - Tattvärthavārtika, 7.11.3.
That is, To be favourable to the poor and the miserable is kindness. The favourable attitude towards those miserable creatures that suffer from physical and mental pains is called kindness. In other words the volitional disposition of a kind person is said to be kindness. Dīnābhyuddharaṇe buddhiḥ kāruṇyaṁ karuṇātmanāṁ || - Upāsakādhyayana, 337.
That is - Kindness is nothing but the engaging of the kind person's mind in mitigating the troubles of the miserable poor creatures.
Dineśvārteṣu bhīteṣu yācamāneṣu jīvitaṁ | Pratikārapară buddhiḥ kāruṇyamamidhiyate ||
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- Yogaśāstra, 4.120.
That is, - A mind to help and save those that are poor and miserable, that are frightened and the ones that beg to be spared is kindness.
Tvāmanapekṣya paraduḥkhaprahāṇecchā kāruṇyaṁ |
- Pramāṇa, Syādvāda, 5.8.
That is, - Kindness is to desire to mitigate the troubles of others with utter disregard to mitigating own troubles.
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