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.
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