HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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The Light of Asia
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Amarakosa
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Buddhacharita
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Jatak Tales
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Detailed explanation-1: -Buddha has been described as ‘an ocean of wisdom and compassion’ in Amarakosa. The fifth and sixth verses give various names of Gautama Buddha.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ocean of Compassion is a loose translation of our center’s Tibetan name. Gyalwa Gyatso is the Tibetan name of the esoteric form of the Buddha of Compassion, (Tib. Chenrezig; Skt. Avalokiteshvara). Gyalwa means Victorious One and Gyatso means Ocean.
Detailed explanation-3: -In The Essence of the Heart Sutra, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote, “According to Buddhism, compassion is an aspiration, a state of mind, wanting others to be free from suffering. It’s not passive-it’s not empathy alone-but rather an empathetic altruism that actively strives to free others from suffering.