2: The Book of the Twos
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1"Bhikkhus, there are these two kinds of compassion.[n.328] Anukampā. This is the word normally signifying active compassion or empathy, as contrasted with karuṇā, which usually signifies meditative compassion. What two? Compassion shown with material goods and compassion shown with the Dhamma. These are the two kinds of compassion. Of these two kinds of compassion, compassion shown with the Dhamma is foremost."
