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Brahmavihara
The brahmavihāras (sublime attitudes, lit. "abodes of brahma") are a series of four Buddhist virtues and the meditation practices made to cultivate them. They are also known as the four immeasurables ( Sanskrit: apramāṇa, Pāli: appamaññā). The Brahma-viharas are:
- loving-kindness or benevolence
- compassion
- empathetic joy
- equanimity
According to the Metta Sutta, cultivation of the four immeasurables has the power to cause the practitioner to be reborn into a " Brahmā realm" (Pāli: Brahmaloka).
The Brahma-viharas, along with meditative tradition associated with Brahma-vihara, are also found in pre-Buddha and post-Buddha Vedic and Sramanic literature.