Karuṇā

Translations of
Karuṇā
EnglishCompassion
Bengaliকরুণা
(kôruṇa)
Burmeseကရုဏာ
(MLCTS: ɡəjṵnà)
Chinese慈悲
(Pinyin: cíbēi)
IndonesianBelas kasih; belas kasihan; welas asih
Japanese慈悲
(Rōmaji: jihi)
Khmerករុណា
(UNGEGN: kârŭna)
Korean
Sinhalaකරුණා
Tibetanསྙིངརྗེ
Tamilகருணை
(Karuai)
TagalogKaluna
Thaiกรุณา
(RTGS: karuna)
VietnameseBi
Glossary of Buddhism

Karuṇā (Sanskrit: करुणा) is generally translated as compassion or mercy and sometimes as self-compassion or spiritual longing. It is a significant spiritual concept in the Indic religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism.