“Mettāya, bhikkhave, cetovimuttiyā āsevitāya bhāvitāya bahulīkatāya yānīkatāya vatthukatāya anuṭṭhitāya paricitāya susamāraddhāya aṭṭhānisaṁsā pāṭikaṅkhā.

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2.2

Katame aṭṭha?

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2.3

Sukhaṁ supati, sukhaṁ paṭibujjhati, na pāpakaṁ supinaṁ passati, manussānaṁ piyo hoti, amanussānaṁ piyo hoti, devatā rakkhanti, nāssa aggi vā visaṁ vā satthaṁ vā kamati, uttariṁ appaṭivijjhanto brahmalokūpago hoti.

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2.4

Mettāya, bhikkhave, cetovimuttiyā āsevitāya bhāvitāya bahulīkatāya yānīkatāya vatthukatāya anuṭṭhitāya paricitāya susamāraddhāya ime aṭṭhānisaṁsā pāṭikaṅkhāti.

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3.1

Yo ca mettaṁ bhāvayati,

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3.2

appamāṇaṁ paṭissato;

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3.3

Tanū saṁyojanā honti,

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3.4

passato upadhikkhayaṁ.

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4.1

Ekampi ce pāṇamaduṭṭhacitto,

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4.2

Mettāyati kusalī tena hoti;

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4.3

Sabbe ca pāṇe manasānukampī,

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4.4

Pahūtamariyo pakaroti puññaṁ.

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5.1

Ye sattasaṇḍaṁ pathaviṁ vijetvā,

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5.2

Rājisayo yajamānā anupariyagā;

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5.3

Assamedhaṁ purisamedhaṁ,

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5.4

Sammāpāsaṁ vājapeyyaṁ niraggaḷaṁ.

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6.1

Mettassa cittassa subhāvitassa,

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6.2

Kalampi te nānubhavanti soḷasiṁ;

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6.3

Candappabhā tāragaṇāva sabbe,

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6.4

Yathā na agghanti kalampi soḷasiṁ.

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7.1

Yo na hanti na ghāteti,

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7.2

na jināti na jāpaye;

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7.3

Mettaṁso sabbabhūtānaṁ,

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7.4

veraṁ tassa na kenacī”ti.

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7.5

Paṭhamaṁ.

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