Mudita

Translations of
Mudita
EnglishSympathetic joy
Sanskritमुदिता
Paliमुदिता
Burmeseမုဒိတာ
(MLCTS: mṵdḭtà)
Chinese
(Pinyin: )
Japanese
(Rōmaji: ki)
Khmerមុទិតា
(UNGEGN: mŭtĭta)
Sinhalaමුදිතා
TagalogMudita
Thaiมุทิตา
(RTGS: muthitaa)
Vietnamesehỷ
Glossary of Buddhism

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]

The traditional paradigmatic example of this mind-state is the attitude of a parent observing a growing child's accomplishments and successes.[2]

  1. ^ Salzberg, Sharon (1995). Loving-Kindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. Shambhala Publications. p. 119. ISBN 9781570629037.
  2. ^ U Pandita, Sayadaw (2006). The State of Mind Called Beautiful. Simon and Schuster. p. 51. ISBN 9780861713455.

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