What does "great compassion" mean in Buddhism, and what is the meaning of "great compassion"?

In a common sense: What is compassion? Mercy is not sympathy. Compassion is the desire and power to help suffering sentient beings remove their suffering from its source and ultimately achieve true happiness.

Since the pain is being removed from its source, the sufferer may suffer even more during the removal process. This is like seeing the pain of a drug addict. A truly compassionate person will not give him another drug, but help him to quit. However, the pain of the drug withdrawal process will be even more painful than before.

In Chinese inherent concepts, kindness and compassion are almost connected together, but in Buddhist scriptures, kindness is kindness and compassion is compassion. Compassion is now used as a spoken word. Even if someone pours you a cup of tea, they will say: Compassion! mercy!

There are two Bodhisattvas in Buddhism who represent compassion: Maitreya Bodhisattva represents compassion, so he is called the Great Compassion, which is the meaning of his title; Guanyin Bodhisattva represents compassion, and it is right to chant Namo Great Compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva. Yes, but strictly speaking, he represents sadness.

The expansion of male fatherly love is the basis of loving-kindness. The expansion of maternal love is the basis of sorrow. The nature of the two is completely different, but love is the same; the difference is the effect it emits.

When it comes to Buddhism in ordinary society, there are two popular sayings: "The study of Buddhism is based on compassion and convenience is the door." In the past, in the Buddhist world, two opposite sayings were also popular among monks: "Compassion is the basis." It creates harm and facilitates obscenity. "This is the requirement of morality in the jungle.

Compassion without wisdom is not true compassion. As mentioned at the beginning, true compassion is to help all living beings eliminate suffering and finally achieve happiness. Therefore, we provide real help in the form of quitting smoking, rather than continuing to give drugs to satisfy our needs. A short-lived entertainment for all beings.

Unconditional great compassion and unified compassion are the realms of Bodhisattvas. All living beings are my father, and all living beings are my mother. This point of view is not an imaginary request for oneself, but the original reality of the universe and the fate of life after life since the beginning of eons. Friends who have watched The Matrix should be able to understand that through cultivation and enlightenment, this world is a false world, just like the false world explained in the film. Then one can become an enlightened person and realize the true nature of the universe. . Only in this way can we express true unconditional kindness and compassion.