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Itivuttaka 27

Mettābhāvanāsutta

The Meditation on Love · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

“Yāni kānici, bhikkhave, opadhikāni puññakiriyavatthūni sabbāni tāni mettāya cetovimuttiyā kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ.
Mettāyeva tāni cetovimutti adhiggahetvā bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca.

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, yā kāci tārakarūpānaṁ pabhā sabbā tā candiyā pabhāya kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ, candapabhāyeva tā adhiggahetvā bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca;
evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, yāni kānici opadhikāni puññakiriyavatthūni sabbāni tāni mettāya cetovimuttiyā kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ, mettāyeva tāni cetovimutti adhiggahetvā bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca.

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, vassānaṁ pacchime māse saradasamaye viddhe vigatavalāhake deve ādicco nabhaṁ abbhussakkamāno sabbaṁ ākāsagataṁ tamagataṁ abhivihacca bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca;
evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, yāni kānici opadhikāni puññakiriyavatthūni sabbāni tāni mettāya cetovimuttiyā kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ, mettāyeva tāni cetovimutti adhiggahetvā bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca.

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, rattiyā paccūsasamayaṁ osadhitārakā bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca;
evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, yāni kānici opadhikāni puññakiriyavatthūni sabbāni tāni mettāya cetovimuttiyā kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ, mettāyeva tāni cetovimutti adhiggahetvā bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati cā”ti.
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.
Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

“Yo ca mettaṁ bhāvayati,
appamāṇaṁ paṭissato;
Tanū saṁyojanā honti,
passato upadhikkhayaṁ.

Ekampi ce pāṇamaduṭṭhacitto,
Mettāyati kusalo tena hoti;
Sabbe ca pāṇe manasānukampaṁ,
Pahūtamariyo pakaroti puññaṁ.

Ye sattasaṇḍaṁ pathaviṁ vijitvā,
Rājisayo yajamānānupariyagā;
Assamedhaṁ purisamedhaṁ,
Sammāpāsaṁ vājapeyyaṁ niraggaḷaṁ.

Mettassa cittassa subhāvitassa,
Kalampi te nānubhavanti soḷasiṁ;
Candappabhā tāragaṇāva sabbe.

Yo na hanti na ghāteti,
na jināti na jāpaye;
Mettaṁso sabbabhūtesu,
veraṁ tassa na kenacī”ti.

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.
Sattamaṁ.
Tatiyo vaggo.

Tassuddānaṁ
Cittaṁ mettaṁ ubho atthe,
puñjaṁ vepullapabbataṁ;
Sampajānamusāvādo,
dānañca mettabhāvanā.

Sattimāni ca suttāni,
purimāni ca vīsati;
Ekadhammesu suttantā,
sattavīsatisaṅgahāti.
Ekakanipāto niṭṭhito.

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