Mahākāruṇika
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mahākāruṇika; of great mercy
kāruṇika : [adj.] compassionate.
Kāruṇika (adj.) [fr. karuṇa] compassionate, merciful Pv ii.113; PvA 16; Bdhd 49; often with mahā˚: of great mercy Sdhp 330, 557; so of the Buddha: mahākāruṇika nātha "the Saviour of great mercy" in introductory stanzas to Pv and Vv.