karuna

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The gist of Buddhism is 'karuna' - loving-kindness, not some utilitarian principle of happiness of the greatest number.

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  • Adherents claim that Buddhism is a very practical philosophy, which teaches us to focus our attention on personal experience, to determine what is the cause of our discontents ( "dukkha") and to find a way to liberate ourselves from these, all the while expressing "metta", which is universal, unconditional love, and "karuna", which roughly translates to "compassion", towards others. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • "Jiban jakhon shukai jai, karuna dharai esho (When the heart is hard and parched up, come upon me with a shower of mercy)." —  The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage
  • Kamal karna karuna roy a u s politician & a stateman for rights of weaker citizens in global democracies? —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • There was one woman known as karuna saboo in chennai and was teaching clay modelling. .later she seemed not to? en Español —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • Well, all the Festivals in India focus on the Grand deliverance from the trauma created by the Evil on the humans and how it is the Good that is begot by the karuna of the merciful almighty. —  World Music Central
 

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