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Khuddakapāṭha 9

Mettāsutta

The Teaching on Love · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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by one skilled in what should be done and the goalKaraṇīyamatthakusalena,
that whichYanta peacefulsantaṁ statepadaṁ having fully understoodabhisamecca;
capableSakko uprightujū andca very uprightsuhujū andca,
easy to speak toSūvaco and may they becassa gentlemudu humbleanatimānī.

contentSantussako andca unburdensomesubharo andca,
unbusiedAppakicco andca living lightlysallahukavutti;
with senses calmedSantindriyo andca alertnipako andca,
courteousAppagabbho not fawning on familieskulesvananugiddho.

notNa andca should do slightestkhuddamācare anythingkiñci,
by whichYena wiseviññū otherspare would blameupavadeyyuṁ;
happySukhino indeedva safekhemino may they behontu,
all beingsSabbasattā may they bebhavantu happysukhitattā.

whicheverYe whateverkeci living beings there arepāṇabhūtatthi,
frailTasā orvā firmthāvarā with not a one left outvanavasesā;
longDīghā orvā whichye orva largemahantā,
mediumMajjhimā smallrassakā tiny or roundaṇukathūlā.

seenDiṭṭhā orvā whoye orva unseenadiṭṭhā,
whoYe orva fardūre they dwellvasanti nearavidūre;
those who have been bornBhūtā orva those about to be bornsambhavesī orva,
all beingsSabbasattā may they bebhavantu happysukhitattā.

notNa oneparo anotherparaṁ should deceivenikubbetha,
nor look down onNātimaññetha anywherekatthaci notna anyonekañci;
through provocationByārosanā aggrieved perceptionpaṭighasañña,
on each otherNāññamaññassa should wish paindukkhamiccheyya.

a motherMātā asyathā her ownniyaṁ childputtam
with her lifeĀyusā would protect her only childekaputtamanurakkhe;
so tooEvampi toward all creaturessabbabhūtesu,
a heartMānasaṁ unfoldbhāvaye boundlessaparimāṇaṁ.

and loveMettañca for the whole worldsabbalokasmi,
heartMānasaṁ unfoldbhāvaye boundlessaparimāṇaṁ;
aboveUddhaṁ belowadho andca and all roundtiriyañca,
unconstrictedAsambādhaṁ without enmity or foeaveramasapattaṁ.

standingTiṭṭhaṁ walkingcaraṁ sittingnisinno orva,
lying downSayāno while yet unwearyyāvatāssa unwearyvitamiddho;
thisEtaṁ mindfulnesssatiṁ should keepadhiṭṭheyya,
this, a divineBrahmametaṁ they say, is a meditation in this lifevihāramidhamāhu.

and viewDiṭṭhiñca not having gone toanupaggamma,
virtuousSīlavā with insightdassanena accomplishedsampanno;
in sensual pleasuresKāmesu dispelledvinaya desiregedhaṁ,
notNa indeedhi to a womb againjātuggabbhaseyya they returnpunaretīti.

The Discourse on Loving-kindnessMettasuttaṁ.

Khuddakapāṭha textKhuddakapāṭhapāḷi is finishedniṭṭhitā.

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