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Samyaktvam kīdṛśam bhavati? Pañceti, pañcabhiḥ samasamveganirvedānukampāstikyārūpairlakṣaṇaiḥ lingairlakṣitamupalakṣitam bhavati ||
- Dharmasangraha, Adhikāra 2. That is, - What are the characteristics of right vision? Right vision is of five kinds and it is characterised and identified by its five indicators - subsidence of passions, an insatiable desire for spirituality, detachment from the mundane, compassion and a steadfast belief in the right faith.
Samvego ci a uvasama nivveo taha ya hoi aņukampā atthikkam cia ee sammatte lakkhaņā pañca ||
- Vịhatkalpavrtti, U. 1, Prakaraṇa 2. That is, – An insatiable desire for spirituality, subsidence of passions, detachment from the mundane, compassion and a steadfast belief in the right faith are the five indicators of right vision.
Samvegah prasamaḥ sthairyam asammūdhatvam-asmayaḥ āstikyamanukampetijñeyā samyaktvabhāvanā ||
- Mahāpurāna, 29/97.
That is - The seven volitional dispositions that characterise right vision are an insatiable desire for spirituality, subsidence of passions, stability of mind, lack of delusion, pridelessness, compassion and a steadfast belief in the right faith.
Comments - Thus, we can clearly see that compassion is one of the five characteristics (subsidence of passions, an insatiable desire for spirituality, detachment from the mundane, compassion and a steadfast belief in the right faith) of right vision. As right vision is dharma for its being one of the three parts of the path of liberation, compassion is also dharma.
Sammattassa pahāņo aņukampā vaņņio guno jamhā | Pāraddhiramaņasīlo sammattavirāhao tamhā ||
- Vasunandi Śrāvakācāra, 94.
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