karuna
[ kuh-roo-nah ]
/ ˈkʌ rʊˌnɑ /
noun Buddhism.
the universal compassion of a Bodhisattva.
Nearby words
kart, kartagener's syndrome, karttikeya, karuhiruhi, karun, karuna, karviná, karyn, karyo-, karyocyte, karyogamy
Origin of karuna
First recorded in 1840–50, karuna is from the Sanskrit word karuṇā
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