mettan.

Brit.

/ˈmɛtə/, U.S.

/ˈmɛtə/

Origin: A borrowing from Pali. Etymon: Pali mettā.

Etymology: < Pali mettā, alteration of metta < Sanskrit maitra friendly, benevolent < (with regular vowel change) mitra ally, friend (see Maitreya n. and compare Mithras n.).The Sanskrit word for the Buddhist concept of metta is the related, but differently formed maitrī, lit. ‘friendship, benevolence’.

Buddhism.

Unconditional love, goodwill, or benevolence, typically cultivated through meditation and directed towards all beings.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > [noun] > loving kindness

loving kindness1535

metta1866

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > loving kindness

charity?c1225

loving kindness1535

metta1866

1866 J. D'Alwis tr. Attanagalū-vansa vii. 87 Having composed his mind by the release of body and mind, and having moreover, entered the habitation of Metta, he took his abode [etc.].

1900 C. A. F. Rhys Davids in tr. Buddhist Man. Psychol. Ethics 67 (note) Her desire for the growth of the infant is as Mettā.

1935 G. C. Lounsbery Buddhist Medit. in Southern School (1950) 101 In meditating upon Mettā, all thoughts of hostility or ill will are driven off.

1996 S. Boorstein Transpersonal Psychotherapy (ed. 2) xxiii. 424 A simple version of metta meditation is: ‘May I be happy, may I be peaceful; May you be happy, may you be peaceful.’

2013 L. A. Peltz Mindful Path to Addiction Recovery v. 68 As the practice deepens, we are even able to send metta to people whom we dislike, resent, or want to avoid.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	metta
释义	mettan. Brit. /ˈmɛtə/, U.S. /ˈmɛtə/ Origin: A borrowing from Pali. Etymon: Pali mettā. Etymology: < Pali mettā, alteration of metta < Sanskrit maitra friendly, benevolent < (with regular vowel change) mitra ally, friend (see Maitreya n. and compare Mithras n.).The Sanskrit word for the Buddhist concept of metta is the related, but differently formed maitrī, lit. ‘friendship, benevolence’. Buddhism. Unconditional love, goodwill, or benevolence, typically cultivated through meditation and directed towards all beings. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > [noun] > loving kindness loving kindness1535 metta1866 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > loving kindness charity?c1225 loving kindness1535 metta1866 1866 J. D'Alwis tr. Attanagalū-vansa vii. 87 Having composed his mind by the release of body and mind, and having moreover, entered the habitation of Metta, he took his abode [etc.]. 1900 C. A. F. Rhys Davids in tr. Buddhist Man. Psychol. Ethics 67 (note) Her desire for the growth of the infant is as Mettā. 1935 G. C. Lounsbery Buddhist Medit. in Southern School (1950) 101 In meditating upon Mettā, all thoughts of hostility or ill will are driven off. 1996 S. Boorstein Transpersonal Psychotherapy (ed. 2) xxiii. 424 A simple version of metta meditation is: ‘May I be happy, may I be peaceful; May you be happy, may you be peaceful.’ 2013 L. A. Peltz Mindful Path to Addiction Recovery v. 68 As the practice deepens, we are even able to send metta to people whom we dislike, resent, or want to avoid. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1866
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