𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙬𝙤 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨

(っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ sambhāradvaya ♥ - "ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏʀ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴛʏᴘᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇʀɪᴛ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ: ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇʀɪᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴠɪʀᴛᴜᴇ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅ ꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ʙʏ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄɪɴɢ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴏꜱɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴏ ꜰᴏʀᴛʜ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇʀɪᴛ ᴏꜰ (ᴛʀᴀɴꜱᴄᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛᴀʟ) ᴡɪꜱᴅᴏᴍ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪꜱᴅᴏᴍ ꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ʙʏ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴇᴍᴘᴛɪɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴏ ꜰᴏʀᴛʜ."
"ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢʟʏ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏʀᴅ ꜱᴀɪᴅ: “ᴏ ŚĀʀɪᴘᴜᴛʀᴀ, ꜰʀᴏᴍ ɪɴɴᴜᴍᴇʀᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀᴇᴏɴꜱ ᴀɢᴏ (ᴀꜱᴀṂᴋʜʏᴇʏᴀ-ᴋᴀʟᴘᴀ), ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʜɪꜱᴀᴛᴠᴀꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʜĀᴠʏŪʜᴀ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ [ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ] ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴀᴅᴏʀɴᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴏꜱɪᴛʏ, ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ᴘᴜʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴀᴅᴏʀɴᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴏʀᴀʟɪᴛʏ, ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴏꜱᴛɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛꜱ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅꜱ ᴀɴʏ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ʙᴇɪɴɢꜱ ᴀꜱ ᴀᴅᴏʀɴᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛᴏʟᴇʀᴀɴᴄᴇ, ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴜᴍᴜʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀʟʟ Qᴜᴀʟɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜᴅᴅʜᴀ (ꜱᴀʀᴠᴀʙᴜᴅᴅʜᴀ-ᴅʜᴀʀᴍᴀ-ꜱᴀṂʙʜĀʀᴀ) ᴀꜱ ᴀᴅᴏʀɴᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴠɪɢᴏᴜʀ.." - Mahāsaṃnipāta