Commentary Quotation Search
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:14 pm
Hi.
In the 1990s, while reading a book about Theravada Buddhism, I came across a quotation from one of the commentaries that went something like this: "The Buddha loves all beings equally as he loves his own son, even Dhanapala, even Angulimala, even Devadatta." (This is an approximation, of course.) I have been unable to remember the title of the book it was in and googling hasn't helped me locate the quotation. Does anyone have the exact quotation and the source? It is important to me because it addresses the love of dangerous, hostile beings.
Thank you very much to whoever can help me in this.
Ed
In the 1990s, while reading a book about Theravada Buddhism, I came across a quotation from one of the commentaries that went something like this: "The Buddha loves all beings equally as he loves his own son, even Dhanapala, even Angulimala, even Devadatta." (This is an approximation, of course.) I have been unable to remember the title of the book it was in and googling hasn't helped me locate the quotation. Does anyone have the exact quotation and the source? It is important to me because it addresses the love of dangerous, hostile beings.
Thank you very much to whoever can help me in this.
Ed