merit
The inner purification that occurs through non-harming, beneficial acts of body, speech, and mind.
In Asian culture often not an abstract concept, but deeply felt.
( pi: puñña | sa: puṇya | bo: so nam བསོད་ནམས་ | zh-cn: gōng dé 功德 | th: bun บุญ | ja: kudoku くどく )