Buddha taught kindness towards lower beings; and since then there has …

Swami Vivekananda
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Buddha taught kindness towards lower beings; and since then there has not been a sect in India that has not taught charity to all beings, even to animals. This kindness, this mercy, this charity - greater than any doctrine - are what Buddhism left to us. ✨ Swami Vivekananda, Swami Adiswarananda (2006). Vivekananda, World Teacher: His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind, p.146, SkyLight Paths Publishing
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