The University of Nalanda c10.177

c10.177

Thus the Buddhists got what up to now they lacked. Through the cult of Bodhisattva and Avalokiteśvara, a personal god was being slowly introduced into Buddhism, though we have nothing to say against the theory of Karuṇā itself. It was, on the contrary, lofty, noble, and ennobling. And, as Dr. Bhattacharyya has rightly said, "The idea of Karuṇā is unique in the history of any religion and Buddhism can well be proud of it."²