Visuddhimagga IX-94

Dukkhāpanayanākārappavattilakkhaṇā karuṇā,

「悲」以拔除有情之苦的行相为相,

Ñ(IX,94): Compassion is characterized as promoting the aspect of allaying suffering.



paradukkhāsahanarasā,

不堪忍他人之苦为味,

Ñ: Its function resides in not bearing others' suffering.



avihiṃsāpaccupaṭṭhānā,

不害为现起,

Ñ: It is manifested as non-cruelty.



dukkhābhibhūtānaṃ anāthabhāvadassanapadaṭṭhānā.

见为苦所迫者的无所依怙为足处,

Ñ: Its proximate cause is to see helplessness in those overwhelmed by suffering.



Vihiṃsūpasamo tassā sampatti, sokasambhavo vipatti.

害的止息为(悲的)成就,生忧则为(悲者)失败。

Ñ: It succeeds when it makes cruelty subside and it fails when it produces sorrow.



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