a compassionate world view that motivates individuals to help and eliminate suffering · pessimism · despair; discouragement
çekim: geçmiş 悲観した
zıt: 楽観
köken: From Middle Chinese 悲觀 (“compassionate view”, literally “view of pity”), a Buddhist term. Compare 慈悲 (jihi, “compassion”). Reanalyzed as 悲 (“sadness”) + 観 (“outlook”).
köken: Sino-Vietnamese word from 悲觀, composed of 悲 (“sad; compassionate”) and 觀 (“outlook”), from Japanese 悲観 (hikan, literally “sad outlook”), reinterpreted from Buddhist Literary Chinese 悲觀 (bēiguān, literally “compassionate outlook”), mentioned in the Chinese version of the Lotus Sutra together with 慈觀 /慈观 (từ quan, literally “benevolent outlook”). See also từ bi and Quan Thế Âm.