Universal Religion

This 9"x 16" cloth scroll has a short teaching on love being common to all religions by H.H. the14th Dalai Lama:        RELIGIOUS DIVERSITYALL RELIGIONS SHARE A COMMON ROOTWHICH IS LIMITLESS COMPASSIONFOR THE SUFFERINGOF OTHERS.  IN SO FAR AS LOVE ISESSENTIAL IN EVERY RELIGION,WE COULD SAY THAT LOVE IS AUNIVERSAL RELIGION.  BUT THE VARIOUSTECHNIQUES AND METHODS FORDEVELOPING LOVE DIFFER WIDELYBETWEEN THE TRADITIONS.  I DON'TTHINK THERE COULD EVER BE JUSTONE SINGLE PHILOSOPHY ORONE SINGLE RELIGION.  SINCE THEREARE SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OFPEOPLE, WITH A RANGE OF TENDENCIESAND INCLINATIONS. IT IS QUITE FITTINGTHAT THERE ARE DIFFERENCES BETWEENRELIGIONS.  AN THE FACT THAT THEREARE SO MANY DIFFERENT DESCRIPTIONSOF THE RELIGIOUS PATH SHOWSHOW RICH RELIGION IS. H.H. THE XIVTH DALAI LAMA