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Thai
Etymology
From Pali brahmavihāra (literally “abode of brahma(s)”), from brahma (“brahma, a type of divine being”) + vihāra (“abode”); equivalent to Thai พรหม (prom) + วิหาร (wí-hǎan).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
พรหมวิหาร • (prom-wí-hǎan)
- (Buddhism) the name of the four virtues that are practiced by brahmas and that one who wants be as pure as a brahma should practice, that is, เมตตา (mêet-dtaa, “benevolence”), กรุณา (gà-rú-naa, “compassion”), มุทิตา (“empathetic joy”), and อุเบกขา (“equanimity”).