Compassion In Buddhism And Puranas Saptrishi Publications Members Of A Syllogism (Avayava)

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Compassion In Buddhism And Puranas Saptrishi Publications Members Of A Syllogism (Avayava)From the Jacket: The Sanskrit Purana writers have dealt with various aspects of compassion without distinguishing the same from love, kindness, sympathy and mercy. They were most probably imbued with the spirit of salient features of Buddhist compassion which in Mahayana stands for Mahakaruna and in Theravada is very often considered along with Anukampa, Upekkha and Metta. Numerous normal stories in the Puranas highlight the feelings of devotion,