• Buddhas are also described as choosing to teach "out of compassion for beings." In Mahāyāna Buddhism, karuṇā is one of the two qualities, along with enlightened...
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  •  157–158. Harvey (2000), pp. 156–159. Phelps, Norm (2004). The Great Compassion: Buddhism & Animal Rights. New York: Lantern Books. p. 76. ISBN 1-59056-069-8...
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    figure in Buddhism, especially revered in Vajrayana Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism. She appears as a female bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism.In the Tantric...
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    Phelps, Norm. (2004). The Great Compassion: Buddhism and Animal Rights. Lantern Books. Page, Tony (1998), Buddhism and Animals (Nirvana Publications...
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    as the Great Compassion Mantra. It is very popular in East Asian Buddhism. Another popular Avalokiteśvara dharani in East Asian Buddhism is Eleven-Faced...
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    Mahayana (redirect from Mahāyāna Buddhism)
    Indian Esoteric Buddhism: A Social History of the Tantric Movement, pp. 206-214. Phelps, Norm (2004). The Great Compassion: Buddhism and Animal Rights...
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    on the cultivation of good will and compassion towards one's parents, spouse, friends and all other beings. Buddhism strongly values harmony in the family...
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    Compassion is a social feeling that motivates people to go out of their way to relieve the physical, mental, or emotional pains of others and themselves...
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  • The term Nikāya Buddhism was coined by Masatoshi Nagatomi as a non-derogatory substitute for Hinayana, meaning the early Buddhist schools. Examples of...
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    Pure Land Buddhism or Pure Land School (Chinese: 淨土宗; pinyin: Jìngtǔzōng; Japanese: 浄土仏教, romanized: Jōdo bukkyō; Korean: 정토종; RR: Jeongto-jong; Vietnamese:...
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