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That is, - One who is endowed with mercy (dayā) is virtuous. and his is the best faith; One who is endowed with mercy is the right person and he is worthy of worship thorughout the world; One who is endowed with mercy is austere and his is the righteousness and spiritual wealth; One who is endowed with mercy is knowledgeable and his is liberation (mukti) and final deliverance (nirvāṇa) from the worldly transmigration.
MERCY: THE BASIS OF RIGHT VISION Nijjiya dosam devam savvajīvāṇam dayāvaram dhammam | Vajjiya gantham ca gurum jo bhannadi so hu sadditthi ||
- Kārtikeyānupreksā, 317. That is, - A person endowed with right vision is one who considers the one who has conquered all his flaws as the Lord, the mercy as the faith and the one who has given up all forms of encumbrancesas his unencumbered spiritual leader and teacher.
MERCY: THE CAUSE OF KARMIC DESTRUCTION Dayābhāvo viva dhammo hiṁsābhāvo na bhannade dhammo | Idi sandehābhāvo nissankā ņimmalā hodi ||
- Kārtikeyānuprekṣā, 415. That is, - Mercy is dharma; cruelty is not. One who does not have any doubt about this is endowed with flawless and doubtless right vision.
CRUELTY: THE CAUSE OF MISERY Nirdayena hi kim tena śrutenācaraṇena ca| Yasya svikāramātreņa, jantavo yānti durgatim ||
- Jñānārņava, 8.25. That is, - What is the use of such scriptures that preach cruelty and the conduct in accordance with them? Because by adhering to such scriptures and to such conduct the living beings go to bad destinies. Kāum ca nāņutappai, erisao nikkivo hoi |
- Vrhatkalpabhāsya, 1319.
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