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| Translations of Brahmavihāra | |
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| English | four divine abodes |
| Pali | cattāri brahmavihārā |
| Burmese | ဗြဟ္မဝိဟာရတရားလေးပါး |
| Chinese | 四無量心 (Pinyin: sì wúliàng xīn) |
| Japanese | 四無量心 (Rōmaji: shimuryōshin) |
| Khmer | ព្រហ្មវិហារ (UNGEGN: prôhmâvĭhar) |
| Korean | 사무량심 (RR: samulyangsim) |
| Sinhala | සතර බ්රහ්ම විහරණ (sathara brahma viharana) |
| Tibetan | ཚངས་པའི་གནས་བཞི་ (tshangs pa'i gnas bzhi) |
| Tagalog | Blahmabihala |
| Thai | พรหมวิหาร (RTGS: phrom wihan) |
| Vietnamese | tứ vô lượng tâm |
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The brahmavihārā (sublime attitudes, lit. "abodes of Brahma") is a series of four Buddhist virtues and the meditation practices made to cultivate them. They are also known as the four immeasurables (Pāli: appamaññā)[1] or four infinite minds (Chinese: 四無量心).[2] The brahmavihārā are:
- loving-kindness or benevolence (mettā)
- compassion (karuṇā)
- empathetic joy (muditā)
- equanimity (upekkhā)
According to the Metta Sutta, cultivation of the four immeasurables has the power to cause the practitioner to be reborn into a "Brahma realm" (Pāli: Brahmaloka).[3]
- ^ Wetlesen, Jon (2002). "Did Santideva Destroy the Bodhisattva Path?". Journal of Buddhist Ethics. 9. Archived from the original on 2007-02-28.
- ^ Bikkhu Bodhi (2000). Abhidhammattha Sangaha: A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma. BPS Pariyatti Editions. p. 89.
- ^ "AN 4.125, Metta Sutta". Access to Insight. Translated by Thanissaro Bhikku. 2006. See note 2 on the different kinds of Brahmas mentioned.
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