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mettabhāvanā

fem nom sg of mettabhāvanā (noun); fem nom pl of mettabhāvanā (noun); fem acc pl of mettabhāvanā (noun); fem instr sg of mettabhāvanā (noun); …

1. development of friendliness; cultivation of mettā meditation

Etymology. mettā + bhāvanā; Sanskrit maitra, maitrī, maitrā (bsk) + bhāvanā

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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