Question

This figure names the highest celestial world in Theravada Buddhism, which is divided into 16 rūpa, or “material,” and arūpa, or “non-material,” realms. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this figure often depicted with four faces who is a dharma protector in Buddhism. The four “sublime attitudes” are called this figure’s vihārā, or “abodes.”
ANSWER: Brahma [accept brahmavihara]
[10h] The first of the four brahmavihārās is this virtue translated as “loving-kindness.” Meditation practices that cultivate this virtue may involve imagining a person and repeating phrases like “May you be happy.”
ANSWER: metta [or maitrī]
[10e] The Metta Suttas are a pair of discourses in this core text of Theravada Buddhism, sometimes named for the language it was composed in.
ANSWER: Pali Canon [or Tipitaka or Tripitaka; prompt on Three Baskets or Triple Basket]
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