Mudita
Sympathetic or vicarious joy in Sanskrit and Pali / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muditā (Pāli and Sanskrit: मुदिता) is a dharmic concept of joy, particularly an especially sympathetic or vicarious joy—the pleasure that comes from delighting in other people's well-being.[1]
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Translations of Mudita | |
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English | Sympathetic joy |
Sanskrit | मुदिता |
Pali | मुदिता |
Burmese | မုဒိတာ (MLCTS: mṵdḭtà) |
Chinese | 喜 (Pinyin: xǐ) |
Japanese | 喜 (Rōmaji: ki) |
Khmer | មុទិតា (UNGEGN: mŭtĭta) |
Sinhala | මුදිතා |
Tagalog | Mudita |
Thai | มุทิตา (RTGS: muthitaa) |
Vietnamese | hỷ |
Glossary of Buddhism |
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The traditional paradigmatic example of this mind-state is the attitude of a parent observing a growing child's accomplishments and successes.[2]