ព្រហ្មវិហារ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali brahma (“Brahma”) + vihāra (“abode”), equivalent to ព្រហ្ម (prum) +‎ វិហារ (vihiə). Cognate​ with Thai พรหมวิหาร (prom-wí-hǎan).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ព្រហ្មវិហារ b̥rh̥mvihār Phonemic ព្រំ វិ-ហ៊ា b̥rṃ vi-h′ā WT romanisation prum vihiə (standard) IPA(key) /prum ʋi.ˈhiə/

Noun

ព្រហ្មវិហារ • (prum vihiə)

1. (Buddhism) the name of the four virtues that are practiced by brahmas and that one who wants to be as pure as a brahma should practice, namely:
   1. មេត្តា (meittaa)​: benevolence, loving kindness
   2. ករុណា (kaʼrunaa):​ compassion,
   3. មុទិតា (mutitaa)​: empathetic joy,
   4. ឧបេក្ខា (ʼupeekkhaa): equanimity.