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A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t4.335

A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t4.335

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v2.c19.s6.t4.335

But next to active pity, the pure way of life of the Bodhisattva must also include all the other perfections (Pāramitās), above all, meditation, which leads to the highest wisdom, *i.e.*, to insight into the “unreality” (Sūnyatā) of all phenomena, and faith, which finds expression in Buddha-worship, in the erection of Stūpas, etc. Yet here, too, his mind should ever strain at the liberation of the beings. “May I lead all beings into the city of Nirvāṇa!” Let this be his constant thought.[^2)