折疑論 2.144

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Humaneness is a name for loving people and benefiting creatures. Moreover, humaneness means forbearance; loving life, detesting slaughter, and tolerating good and bad are called humaneness (The Doctrine of the Mean says: 'Humaneness is human.' Mencius says: 'Humaneness is the human mind.' Moreover, loving life and detesting slaughter is called humaneness. 'Loving life' means to cherish living creatures. 'Detesting slaughter' means revulsion; upon seeing slaughter, one cannot bear that things be killed. Forbearance being humaneness means that when the benevolent mind accumulates over a long time and becomes vast, all good and bad cannot move one's mind; this is called forbearance. This profoundly clarifies the principle of practicing humaneness).