A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c26.s2.63

v1.c26.s2.63

Benevolence (maitrī) towards all living beings (sarvasattva), found in a verse common to Saṃgraha and Hṛdaya (A.s.Ci.21.135 = A.h.Ci.19.98), is a Buddhist element according to a number of scholars. 210 The term occurs, characteristically, in a mixture of religious concepts, also mentioning vrata, dama, 211 yama, tyāga, 212 and śīla, as well as the veneration of brāhmaṇas, deities (sura) and gurus. The verse ends with the precept to worship (ārādhana) Jina, Jinasuta, Tārā and Bhāskara.