Maitri (English spelling)

Japanese: maitrī(英語表記)maitri
Maitri (English spelling)

...The heart of compassion and mercy preached in Buddhism. In Sanskrit it is called maitrī or karuṇā. When distinguishing between mercy and compassion, mercy corresponds to maitri and compassion corresponds to karuṇā. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "maitrī" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…仏教で説くあわれみの心,いつくしみの心。サンスクリットでマイトリーmaitrīあるいはカルナーkaruṇāという。慈と悲と区別していう場合は慈がマイトリー,悲がカルナーに相当する。…

※「maitrī」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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