1) Buddhist practice 
The brahmavihāras (sublime attitudes, lit. `abodes of brahma`) are a series of four Buddhist virtues and the meditation practices made to cultivate them. They are also known as the four immeasurables (Sanskrit: apramāṇa, Pāli: appamaññā). According to the Metta Sutta, Shākyamuni Buddha held that cultivation of the four immeasurables has.....