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|quote-text=The Buddhas are 'conquerors' of the benefit of self in respect of abandoning the defilements and possessing good qualities. They are 'protectors' of beings in that they fulfill the benefit of others: | |quote-text=The Buddhas are 'conquerors' of the benefit of self in respect of abandoning the defilements and possessing good qualities. They are 'protectors' of beings in that they fulfill the benefit of others: | ||
:Everything that is harmful, | :Everything that is harmful,<br> Non-methods [of mistaken paths], the lower realms, <br> The transitory collections and lesser vehicles— <br> Because of protecting from these, he is supreme among refuges. | ||
Thus the protectors of beings strive in these ways, using manifold powers and dispelling fears of samsara. The 'dharma' means the dharma of realization which, when it is taken to heart, is cessation —freedom of the dhatu from adventitious impurities—and the dharma of the path, which dispels fears of samsara. The 'sangha' means the community of bodhisattvas.<ref>Adrian O’Sullivan, trans., ''Bodhicaryāvatāra with Commentary'' (Los Angeles: Dechen Foundation, 2019), 63.</ref> | Thus the protectors of beings strive in these ways, using manifold powers and dispelling fears of samsara. The 'dharma' means the dharma of realization which, when it is taken to heart, is cessation —freedom of the dhatu from adventitious impurities—and the dharma of the path, which dispels fears of samsara. The 'sangha' means the community of bodhisattvas.<ref>Adrian O’Sullivan, trans., ''Bodhicaryāvatāra with Commentary'' (Los Angeles: Dechen Foundation, 2019), 63.</ref> | ||
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