四无量心

(四無量心, 四无量心)

(sa) catvāri apramāṇāni; the four immeasurables, or infinite Buddha-states of mind, also styled [lang id =1028]四等 the four equalities, or universals, and [lang id =1028]四梵行 noble acts or characteristics; i. e. four of the twelve [lang id =1028]禪 (sa) dhyānas: [lang id =1028]慈無量心 boundless kindness, (sa) maitrī, or bestowing of joy or happiness; [lang id =1028]悲無量心 boundless pity, (sa) karuṇā, to save from suffering; [lang id =1028]喜無量心 boundless joy, (sa) muditā, on seeing others rescued from suffering; [lang id =1028]捨無量心 limitless indifference, (sa) upekṣā, i. e. rising above these emotions, or giving up all things, e. g. distinctions of friend and enemy, love and hate, etc. The esoteric sect has a special definition of its own, connecting each of the four with [lang id =1028]普賢; [lang id =1028]虛 [lang id =1028]空 [lang id =1028]藏; [lang id =1028]觀自在; or [lang id =1028]盧 [lang id =1028]空 [lang id =1028]庫.