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Buddhism
Lesson 279

Most merciful, long-suffering, benevolent, compassionate.

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He, the Tathāgata, endowed with Buddha-knowledge, forces, absence of hesitation, uncommon properties, and mighty by magical power, is the father of the world, who has reached the highest perfection in the knowledge of skilful means, who is most merciful, long-suffering, benevolent, compassionate.

Source Lotus of the True Law, Chapter 3, §3 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Lotus of the True Law, the Tathāgata, a title of the Buddha, is like the father of the whole world: immensely compassionate, never weary, he wants only the good of all beings and knows how to find for each one the right way to help. Today, look at a person who weighs on you with the eyes of a kind parent: what good would you wish for them? Make a small gesture in that direction.

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