együttérzés, részvét, részvétel

1. compassionate; full of wise empathy.
2. stillness, meditation on compassion.

compassion; wise empathy, sympathy (for another being’s sorrows; one of the brahmavihāras)

…Bdhd 21; “sattesu k˚ karuṇāyanā karuṇāyitattaṃ karuṇā cetovimutti” as expl. of avihiṃsa dhātu Vb.87;…

associated with compassion; accompanied by compassion

feeling compassion.

without compassion

Bhāvanā: ‘mental development’ lit. ‘calling into existence, producing’ is what in English is generally but rather vaguely called ‘meditation’. One has to distinguish 2 kinds: development of tranqu …

Brahma-vihāra: the 4 ‘sublime’ or ‘divine abodes’, also called the 4 Infinite states appamaññā are: loving-kindness mettā Pity karunā, altruistic or sympathetic joy muditā equanimity *up …

Cakka: ‘wheel’, is one of the seven ‘precious possessions’ ratana of a righteous World Emperor cakkavatti ‘He who owns the Wheel,’ cf. D. 26, and symbolizes conquering progress and expanding s …

Pity: karunā see: brahma-vihāra.

adjective very pitiful, extremely miserable Ja.i.202; Ja.iv.142; Ja.vi.53.

ati + karuṇa

Avihiṃsa (Avihesa)

feminine absence of cruelty, mercy, humanity, friendliness, love DN.iii.213, DN.iii.215, DN.iii.240 (avihesā); Snp.292 (= sakaruṇabhāva Snp-a.318); Iti.82 (˚vitakka).

a + vihiṃsā

Avihiṃsa (Avihesa)

feminine absence of cruelty, mercy, humanity, friendliness, love DN.iii.213, DN.iii.215, DN.iii.240 (avihesā); Snp.292 (= sakaruṇabhāva Snp-a.318); Iti.82 (˚vitakka).

a + vihiṃsā

…in existence), Vism.314 (karuṇā˚), Vism.317 (upekkhā˚); Mil.25 (˚ṃ anuyuñjati); Sdhp.15, Sdhp.216, Sdhp.233, Sdhp.451.

• -ānuyoga…

…states,“ viz. mettā karuṇā, muditā, upekkhā (see Vism.111; Dhs-a.192 and cp. Expositor 258; Dhs trsl. 65; BSk. same, e.g….

…states,“ viz. mettā karuṇā, muditā, upekkhā (see Vism.111; Dhs-a.192 and cp. Expositor 258; Dhs trsl. 65; BSk. same, e.g….

…Vb.87 = Vb.273 (and -āyitattaṃ ibid.).

v. den. fr. karuṇā; cp. BSk. karuṇāyati Divy.105

compassion (usually with anudayā and anukampā) SN.ii.199; AN.iii.189; Vism.300; Pv-a.75; Sdhp.509.

fr. karuṇa

adjective compassionate, merciful Pv.ii.1#13; Pv-a.16; Bdhd 49; often with mahā˚: of great mercy Sdhp.330, Sdhp.557; so of the Buddha: mahākāruṇika nātha “the Saviour of great mercy” in introductor …

…Buddha) Vv-a.5.

• -karuṇā great compassion Dhp-a.i.106 Dhp-a.i.367.
• -kāya a great body…

…explained in distinction fr. karuṇā (which is “ahita-dukkh-âpanayakāmatā”) as “hita-sukh-ûpanaya-kāmatā,” i.e. desire of…

…AN.i.196 etc. (see karuṇā)
■ Cp. also Snp.73; DN.iii.50 DN.iii.224, DN.iii.248; Mil.332 (˚saññā; +…

sword Ja.ii.77 (˚vara-dhārin; C. nettiṃsā vuccanti khaggā); Ja.iv.118 (C. gives it as adj. = nikkaruṇa merciless; & says “khaggassa nāmaṃ”); Ja.vi.188 (˚varadhārin).

cp. Sk. nistriṃśa, Halāyudha 2, …

Ni˚

Nearly all (ultimately prob. all) words under this heading are compounds with the pref. ni.

A. Forms

1. Pāli ni˚; combines the two prefixes ni, nis (nir). They ar …

Err:509

adjective without compassion, heartless Snp.244 (= sattānaṃ anatthakāma); Sdhp.508.

nis + karuṇa, adj. of karuṇā

heartlessness Pv-a.55.

Sk. niṣkaruṇatā; nis + karuṇā

…appamaññāyo viz. mettā, karuṇā, muditā, upekhā). See appamaññā.

abstr. fr. pamāṇa, for *pamānyā, grd….

adjective one who still has something to do (in order to attain perfection) DN.ii.143; Thag.1045; Mil.138. Sakaruna-bhava

sa³ + karaṇīya

Sakaruṇa-bhāva

being full of compassion Snp-a.318.

sa³ + karuṇa + bhāva

…Ja.i.473; Pv-a.61 (mahā-karuṇā˚); Mnd.100, Mnd.106, Mnd.139, Mnd.143 the Buddha acquired anekakoṭisata-sahassā s. Ja.i.77. The eight…

to stand, etc.

I. Forms

pres ind. tiṭṭhati (Snp.333, Snp.434; Pv.i.5#1);
imper second tiṭṭha, 3rd tiṭṭhatu ppr. tiṭṭhaṃ, tiṭṭhanto, tiṭṭhamāna;
pot tiṭṭhe (Snp.918, Snp.968) & tiṭṭheyy …

…DN-a.i.192; Vv-a.103 (mahā˚ + mahājutika); Pv-a.178 (karuṇā˚).

fr. vi + pharati 1 or 2