Pāli Dictionary

avera

aprefixverastem

Part of speech

adjective

Root

vīr8sein heldenhaft sein; sein feindselig sein

Synonyms

metta, abyāpajja, mettāvihārī, sakhila, sākhalya

Antonyms

vera

mind

  • frei von Feindschaft; freundlich; friedlich; ohne Übelwollen; (als Subst.) Freundlichkeit; Güte

  • free from enmity; friendly; peaceful; without ill-will; (as nt.) friendliness; kindness

  • MN 7

    iti uddham'adho tiriyaṃ sabbadhi sabb'attatāya sabbāvantaṃ lokaṃ mettāsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyāpajjena pharitvā viharati.

  • DN 8

    yato kho, kassapa, bhikkhu averaṃ abyāpajjaṃ mettacittaṃ bhāveti, āsavānañ'ca khayā anāsavaṃ cetovimuttiṃ paññāvimuttiṃ diṭṭh'eva dhamme sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati.

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