मैत्रा (maitrA)
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Englishmaitrā (rarely maitryā, q.v.
= Pali mettā
the Skt. equivalent maitrī is also extensively used, notably instead of this as one of the apramāṇa
Skt. also maitra, maitrya), love, benevolence
sometimes as one (the first) of the four apramāṇa or brahmavihāra, qq.v.: maitrāya, oblique case, Mv 〔i.175.3〕 (vs
same line maitryāya 〔iii.346.15〕, see maitryā)
maitrāya (instr.
v.l. °tryāya) sphuṭā Mv 〔ii.350.15〕
(cf. maitryā, stem maitrī, sphāritvā Mv 〔i.313.17〕, and see maitryā
) maitrā-vihārī Mv 〔iii.421.18〕
Ud 〔xxxii.20〕 (22)
(cf. mahāmaitra-vihārī LV 〔426.3〕, prose, with Skt. maitra
) maitrā-pariśuddho Mv 〔ii.362.5〕
with the other three apramāṇa, maitrāyāṃ (loc.) LV 〔164.15〕 (vs)
maitrāya (gen.) 〔183.3〕 (vs)
other cases, maitrā vijitya … mārapakṣāṃ LV 〔343.6〕 (vs), by love (instr.)
maitrām anusarati Kalpanāmaṇḍitikā, Lüders, Kl. Skt. Texte 2, 〔44〕
acc. to Kern, Preface 〔viii〕, used in Kashgar rec. of SP for text maitrī
maitrātmaka Divy 〔319.20, 26〕, could contain this or Skt. maitra
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