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karuna

[ kuh-roo-nah ]

noun

, Buddhism.
  1. the universal compassion of a Bodhisattva.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of karuna1

First recorded in 1840–50, karuna is from the Sanskrit word karuṇā

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