How Does Buddhism Teach Compassion

In fact we can said that Buddhism is about compassion and teach compassion because since its earliest beginnings when Shakyamuni Buddha, who was born Prince Siddhartha and raised in a rich life; but left it all behind to discover the meaning of suffering and sadness to achieve the ultimate liberation. This demonstrated his comprehending side of nature, all manifested in an uniquely human quality such as readiness to give comfort, sympathy, concern and carrying. "According to Buddhism, compassion is an aspiration, a state of mind, wanting others to be free from suffering. It's not passive -- it's not empathy alone -- but rather an empathetic altruism that actively strives to free others from suffering (O'Brien)."[1] For instance, the Buddhism's teaching on compassion is more like when we see our family or friends in distress and we feel their pain as if it were our own; we easily develop compassion for them. So Buddhism's teach us that the same love we have toward our family and ourselves needs to be expressed towards others, because we can feel for others when we feel for ourselves.
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For instance, Buddha said "Hatred does not ever cease in this world by hating, but by loves; this is an eternal truth...overcome anger by love overcome the miser by giving, overcome the liar by truth."[2] Whereas Christ teach us that "Love your enemy, do good to those who hate you, bless who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you."[2] In all, I can determine that the Buddhism’s teaching on compassion open ground of understanding of others through humility, commitment empathy, and hospitality. More important, can learn how to be a better compassionate person by care and love towards others and making their suffering so much their