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Karavīka Karoti
where references to Lalitavist. are given). k°+mettā Nett 25; k°+muditā Bdhd 16 sq., 26 sq., 29; ananta
k° pañña as Ep. of Buddha Bdhd 1; karuṇaṁ dūrato katvā,
Karavīya (°iya)=prec. J vi.538.
without mercy, of the Yamadūtā, messengers of Death Sdhp
Karavīra [cp. Sk. karavīra] 1. the oleander, Nerium odorum. Its
287; mahā° great compassion Ps i.126, 133; -°samāpatti a
flower was used especially in garlands worn by delinquents
Ǥ gest, ʼ feat of great compassion: in which Buddha is repre-
(see kaṇṭha) — 2. a kind of grass J iv.92. -patta a kind of
sented when rising and surveying the world to look for beings
arrow M i.429.
to be worthy of his mercy and help D ii.237; Ps. 1, 126 f.
Karahi (Sk. karhi, when? kar=loc. of pron. st. *quo= Lat. cur DhA i.26, 367; PvA 61, 195; — 3. As adj. only in cpds. (e.
why, Goth. hvar, E. where), only in karaha-ci (karhi cid) at g. °vācā merciful speech; neg. akaruṇa merciless Mhbv 85,
some time, generally preceded by kadāci D i.17; ii.139; M & ati° very merciful J iv.142) and as adv. karuṇaṁ pitifully,
i.177, 454; A i.179; iv.101; Miln 73, 76. piteously, mournfully, in k° paridevati J vi.498, 513, 551; Cp.
ix.54; also in abl. karuṇā J vi.466. — See also kāruñña.
Karin (adj.) [fr. kara] "one who has a hand," an elephant (cp.
-âdhimutta intent upon compassion D ii.241, 242;
hatthin) Mhvs 24, 34; 25, 68; Dāvs iv.2. In cpds. kari.
-ânuvattin following the dictates of mercy Dāvs iii.46; -
-gajjita the cry of the elephant, an elephant's trumpeting
Dāvs v.56; -vara an excellent elephant Mhbv 4, 143; Dāvs guṇaja originating in the quality of compassion Sdhp 570;
iv.2. -jala water of c., shower of mercy Miln 22; Mhbv 16; -jhāna
meditation on pity, ecstasy of c. D ii.237 — 39; -ṭṭhāniya
Kari-paribandha (adj.) [=karīsa — paribaddha] bound up in
worthy of c. PvA 72; -para one who is highest in compas-
filth, full of filth, disgusting; Ep. of the body Th 1, 1152. Kari sion, compassionate Sdhp 112, 345; -bala the power of c.
2
here is abbrev. of karīsa (see note ad loc.).
Mhvs 15, 61, 130; Sdhp 577; -brahmavihāra divine state of
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Karīsa (nt.) a square measure of land, being that space on which pity Vism 319. -bhāvanā consideration or cultivation of pity
a karīsa of seed can be sown (Tamil karīsa), see Rhys Davids, Vism 314 sq. -rasa the sweetness of c. Mhbv 16; -vihāra (a
Ancient Coins and Measures of Ceylon, p. 18; J i.94, 212; heart) in the state of c. Vism 324 (& adj. °vihārin); DA i.33;
iv.233, 276; VvA 64. -sāgara an ocean of mercy Mhbv 7; -sītala "cool with c."
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Karīsa (nt.) [cp. Sk. karīṣa, to chṛṇatti to vomit, cp. Lat. — +hadaya, whose heart is tempered with mercy Sdhp 33; DA
i.1.
cerda in mūscerda, sūcerda] refuse, filth, excrement, dung D
ii.293; J i.5; Vism 259, 358 (in detail); PvA 87, 258; KhA 59; Karuṇāyati [v. den. fr. karuṇā; cp. BSk. karuṇāyati Divy 105] to
mutta° urine and faeces A i.139; Sn 835. feel pity for, to have compassion on Sn 1065 (°āyamāna; expl.
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-magga the anus J iv.327; -vāca (nt.) a cesspool J iii.263 by Nd as anuddayamāno anurakkh° anuggaṇh° anukamp°);
(=gūthakūpa); -vāyin, f. °inī diffusing an odour of excrement Vbh 273; Vism 314. Der. °āyanā compassionateness Vbh
PvA 87. 87=273 (and °āyitattaṁ ibid.).
Karuṇā (f.) [cp. Vedic karuṇa nt. (holy) action; Sk. karuṇā, fr. Karumbhaka a species of rice — plant of a ruddy colour Miln
kṛ. As adj. karuṇa see under 3.] pity, compassion. Karuṇā is 252 (see Mil. trsl. ii.73).
one of the 4 qualities of character significant of a human being
Karumhā (pl.) a class of Devas D ii.260.
who has attained enfranchisement of heart (ceto — vimutti) in
the 4 sentiments, viz. mettā k.° upekhā muditā Freq. found in Kareṇu [metathesis for kaṇeru, q. v., cp. Sk. kareṇu] elephant,
in cpd. -lolita resounding with the noise made by elephants,
this formula with °sahagatena cetasā. The first two qualities
of a forest Th 2, 373.
are complementary, and SnA 128 (on Sn 73) explains k° as
"ahita — dukkh — âpanaya — kāmatā," the desire of remov- Kareṇukā (f.) [fr. kareṇu) a female elephant J ii.343; DhA i.196
ing bane and sorrow (from one's fellowmen), whilst mettā is (v. l. for kaṇeru).
expl. as "hita — sukh — ûpanayakāmatā," the desire of bring-
Kareri in Childers the tree Capparis trifoliata, but see Brethren,
ing (to one's fellow — men) that which is welfare and good.
p. 363, n. 2: musk — rose tree or "karer"; Th 1, 1062; Ud 31;
Other definitions are "paradukkhe sati sādhūnaṁ hadayakam-
J v.405; vi.534.
panaṁ karotī ti" Bdhd 21; "sattesu k° karuṇāyanā karuṇāyitat-
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Karoṭi (f.) 1. a basin, cup, bowl, dish J i.243; ii.363; iii.225;
taṁ karuṇā cetovimutti" as expl. of avihiṁsa dhātu Vbh 87;
iv.67; v.289, 290. — 2. the skull (cp. kaḷopi. On the form cp.
paradukkhāsahana — rasā Vism 318. K° — sahagatena cetasā
Dial. i.227 n.) J vi.592.
denotes the exalted state of compassion for all beings (all that
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is encompassed in the sphere of one's good influence: see cā- Karoṭi (m.) a class of genii that formed one of the 5 guards of
tuddisa "extending over the 4, i. e. all, directions): D i.251; the devas against the asuras J i.204, associated with the nāgas
iii.78, 50, 224; S iv.296, 322, 351; v.115; A i.183, 196; ii.129, (cp. Divy 218; and Morris, J.P.T.S. 1893, 22). As N. of Su-
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d
184; iii.225; v.300, 345; J ii.129; Nd on Sn 73; Vbh 273, 280; paṇṇas (a kind of Garuḍas) expl as "tesaṁ karoṭi nāma pān-
Dhs 1258. The def. of karuṇā at Vism 318 runs "paradukkhe abhojanaṁ" by C. on J i.204. Kern, Toev. s. v. compares BSk.
sati sādhūnaṁ hadaya — kampanaṁ karoti." Frequently re- karoṭapāṇayah a class of Yakṣas MVastu i.30.
ferred to as an ideal of contemplation (in conn. w. bhāvanā 1
Karoṭika [fr. karoṭi )] 1. a bowl, basin J iv.68; DhA ii.131
& jhāna), so in "karuṇaṁ cetovimuttiṁ bhāveti" S v.119; A
(sappi°). — 2. the skull J vi.592; where it may be a helmet
i.38; v.360; in k° cetovimutti bhāvitā bahulī — katā, etc. D
in the form of a skull.
iii.248; A iii.291; iv.300; in k° — sahagataṁ saddhindriyaṁ
Karoṭiya=karoṭika 2, J vi.593.
A i.42; unspecified S v.131; A iii.185; Nett 121, 124; Ps i.8;
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