Metta may refer to:
Buddhism
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Maitrī
''Maitrī'' (Sanskrit; Pali: ''mettā'') means benevolence, loving-kindness,Warder (2004), pp. 63, 94. friendliness,Rhys Davids & Stede (1921-25), p. 540, entry for "Mettā," retrieved 2008-04-29 from "U. Chicago" a amity, good will,Richard G ...
(aka ''mettā''), a Buddhist concept of love and kindness
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Metta Institute
Frank Ostaseski is an American Buddhist teacher and a leader in the field of end-of-life care. He is the Guiding Teacher and founding director of the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco. The AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) named ...
, a Buddhist training institute
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Mettā Forest Monastery
Mettā Forest Monastery, also known as Wat Mettāvarānaṁ or Wat Mettā, is a Theravāda monastery in Valley Center, California. It was founded in 1991 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco (1919–2002) along with his student Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. Aja ...
, Valley Center, California, USA; a Buddhist monastery
Other uses
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Metta (given name)
Metta is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Metta Fock (1765–1810), Swedish noble and sentenced murderer
* Metta Permadi (born 1989), Indonesian actress
* Metta Spencer (born 1931), Canadian sociologist
* Metta von Oberg (1737 ...
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FK Metta
FK Metta (also called FK Metta/Latvijas Universitāte from 2007 till the end of 2018 season) is a professional Latvian football club in Riga. As of 2012 they play in the Latvian Higher League. Metta play their home games at Daugava Stadium. Unt ...
, Riga, Latvia; a soccer team
See also
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LaMetta Wynn
LaMetta Wynn (August 4, 1933 – June 24, 2021) was the mayor of Clinton, Iowa from 1995 to 2007. She was the first African-American woman to hold the position of mayor in any Iowa municipality.
Wynn has 10 children and worked for 30 years as a re ...
(1933–2021), U.S. politician
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Meta (disambiguation)
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