Buddha considered living in harmony and friendship without disputes, an important human relationship based on Loving Kindness that envelopes much more than mere love. Buddha's disciples followed this principle very religiously wherein the young monks lived in unity talking to each others mutual friendliness, mixing with each other like milk and water and seeing each other with pleasing eyes.
Buddha's teachings on friendship, companionship and association with others was a bit confusing for his disciple Ananda and saying so he approached Gautama Buddha to show him the way to which Buddha answered :
Buddha's teachings on friendship, companionship and association with others was a bit confusing for his disciple Ananda and saying so he approached Gautama Buddha to show him the way to which Buddha answered :