O good man! Compassion acts as a parent to all beings. The parent is compassion. Know that compassion is the Tathagata.
Mahaparininirvana Sutra
O Good Man
Topic: Divine Love & Goodness
“O good man! Compassion acts as a parent to all beings.
The parent is compassion.
Know that compassion is the Tathagata.
O good man! Compassion is the Buddha Nature of all beings.
Such a Buddha Nature is long overshadowed by illusion.
That is why beings cannot see.
The Buddha Nature is Compassion.
Compassion is the Tathagata.”
Buddhism
Mahaparininirvana Sutra
Wilson, Andrew, editor. World Scripture II. Universal Peace Federation, 2011, pp. 41-42 [Mahaparininirvana, Sutra 259].
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Mahaparininirvana, Sutra 259
Buddhist compassion is close to the Western concept of agape love. It is not desire seeking fulfillment, but rather the unconditional offering of love, like that of parents to their children.
–World Scripture II. Universal Peace Federation, 2011, pp. 41-42.