“Happiness never decreases by being shared” is traditionally attributed to the Buddha. It comes from a longer line about one candle lighting thousands of others. Its exact origin is debated, so scholars often treat it as Buddhist-inspired rather than a verified quote. Even so, the idea holds up: a lit diya loses nothing by lighting another.

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