{"product_id":"2940157747145","title":"The Essence of Buddhism","description":"All beings desire happiness; therefore to all extend your benevolence.--Mahavamsa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause he has pity upon every living creature, therefore is a man called \"holy.\"--Dhammapada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike as a mother at the risk of her life watches over her only child, so also let every one cultivate towards all beings a boundless (friendly) mind.--Metta-sutta.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHurt not others with that which pains yourself.--Udanavarga.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI cannot have pleasure while another grieves and I have power to help him.--Jatakamala.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith pure thoughts and fulness of love, I will do towards others what I do for myself.--Lalita Vistara.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you desire to do something pleasing to me, then desist from hunting forever! The poor poor beasts of the forest, being ... dull of intellect, are worthy of pity for this very reason.--Jatakamala.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou will generously follow the impulse of pity, I hope.--Jatakamala.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor that they hated this poor slender boy,\u003cbr\u003eThat ever frowned upon their barbarous sports,\u003cbr\u003eAnd loved the beasts they tortured in their play,\u003cbr\u003eAnd wept to see the wounded hare, or doe,\u003cbr\u003eOr trout that floundered on the angler's hook.\u003cbr\u003e--Lloyd \"Nichiren.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood men melt with compassion even for one who has wrought them harm.--Kshemendra's Avadana Kalpalata.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough a man with a sharp sword should cut one's body bit by bit, let not an angry thought ... arise, let the mouth speak no ill word.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThem who became thy murderers, thou forgavest.--Lalita Vistara.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOvercome evil by good.--Udanavarga.","brand":"Sai ePublications \u0026 Sai Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075289563376,"sku":"2940157747145","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157747145_p0.jpg?v=1764102263","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157747145","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}