Buddhas are made happy by the joy of beings.
They sorrow, they lament when beings suffer.
By bringing joy to beings, I please the Buddhas also;
by wounding them, I wound the Buddhas too.
—Shantideva, Bodhicharyavatara
Buddhas are made happy by the joy of beings.
They sorrow, they lament when beings suffer.
By bringing joy to beings, I please the Buddhas also;
by wounding them, I wound the Buddhas too.
—Shantideva, Bodhicharyavatara