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Vimuttimagga — The Path of Freedom
Meditation manual · Upatissa (in English)
… the sublime state, he is reborn in the world of Brahma.2 1. Metta. 2. A. V, 342; Pis. IJ, 130: Mettaya blrikkhave cetovimuttiya dsevitdya bhavitdya bahuiikatdya …
Discourses (79) Canon
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Ps 2.4
2.4. Mettākathā
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2.4. Mettākathā 2.4. Mettākathā Sāvatthinidānaṁ. “Mettāya, bhikkhave, cetovimuttiyā āsevitāya bhāvitāya bahulīkatāya yānīkatāya vatthukatāya anuṭṭhitāya paricitāya …
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Vb 13
Appamaññāvibhaṅga
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Appamaññāvibhaṅga 1. Suttantabhājanīya Catasso appamaññāyo— idha bhikkhu mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho …
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Mil 5.4.6
6. Mettābhāvanānisaṁsapañha
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6. Mettābhāvanānisaṁsapañha Sabbaññutañāṇavagga 6. Mettābhāvanānisaṁsapañha “Bhante nāgasena, bhāsitampetaṁ bhagavatā— ‘mettāya, bhikkhave, cetovimuttiyā āsevitāya bhāvitāya bahulīkatāya …
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MN21
The Simile of the Saw
… me cittaṁ vipariṇataṁ bhavissati, na ca pāpikaṁ vācaṁ nicchāressāmi, hitānukampī ca viharissāmi mettacitto, na dosantaro’ti. Evañhi te, phagguna, sikkhitabbaṁ. Tasmātiha, phagguna, tava cepi koci sammukhā tāsaṁ …
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Cnd 8
4. Mettagūmāṇavapucchāniddesa
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4. Mettagūmāṇavapucchāniddesa Pucchāniddesa 4. Mettagūmāṇavapucchāniddesa <b>Pucchāmi taṁ bhagavā brūhi metaṁ,</b> (iccāyasmā mettagū) <b>Maññāmi taṁ vedaguṁ …
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MN39
The Longer Discourse at Assapura
… evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbaṁ. Siyā kho pana, bhikkhave, tumhākaṁ evamassa: ‘hirottappenamha samannāgatā, alamettāvatā katamettāvatā, anuppatto no sāmaññattho, natthi no kiñci uttariṁ karaṇīyan’ti tāvatakeneva tuṭṭhiṁ āpajjeyyātha. Ārocayāmi …
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Iti 27
The Meditation on Love
Mettābhāvanāsutta Tatiyavagga Mettābhāvanāsutta Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ: “Yāni kānici, bhikkhave, opadhikāni puññakiriyavatthūni sabbāni …
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Cnd 23
Khaggavisāṇasuttaniddesa
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… achambhī,</b> <b>Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo. </b> <b>Cātuddiso appaṭigho ca hotī</b>ti. <b>Cātuddiso</b>ti so paccekasambuddho mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho …
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SN46.54
Full of Love
Mettāsahagatasutta Mettāsahagatasutta Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā koliyesu viharati haliddavasanaṁ nāma koliyānaṁ nigamo. Atha kho sambahulā …
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Mnd 16
16. Sāriputtasuttaniddesa
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… ayaṁ saddhācarito, ayaṁ ñāṇacarito”ti. Rāgacaritassa bhagavā puggalassa asubhakathaṁ katheti; dosacaritassa bhagavā puggalassa mettābhāvanaṁ ācikkhati; mohacaritassa bhagavā puggalassa uddese paripucchāya kālena dhammassavane kālena dhammasākacchāya garusaṁvāse niveseti; vitakkacaritassa …
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DN8
The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa
… kho so ārakāva sāmaññā ārakāva brahmaññā. Yato kho, kassapa, bhikkhu averaṁ abyāpajjaṁ mettacittaṁ bhāveti, āsavānañca khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati. …
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DN33
Reciting in Concert
… Ayaṁ, āvuso, samādhibhāvanā bhāvitā bahulīkatā āsavānaṁ khayāya saṁvattati. Catasso appamaññā. Idhāvuso, bhikkhu mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati. Tathā dutiyaṁ. Tathā tatiyaṁ. Tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho …
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MN48
The Mendicants of Kosambī
… bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṁ mukhasattīhi vitudantā viharatha, api nu tumhākaṁ tasmiṁ samaye mettaṁ kāyakammaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ hoti sabrahmacārīsu āvi ceva raho ca, mettaṁ vacīkammaṁ …pe… mettaṁ manokammaṁ …
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Kd 19
The chapter on the cancellation of the Monastic Code
… Itissa bhavanti vattāro. Puna caparaṁ, upāli, codakena bhikkhunā paraṁ codetukāmena evaṁ paccavekkhitabbaṁ— ‘mettaṁ nu kho me cittaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ sabrahmacārīsu anāghātaṁ, saṁvijjati nu kho me eso dhammo …
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DN17
King Mahāsudassana
… gahapatiratanaṁ ubhohi hatthehi udakaṁ omasitvā pūraṁ hiraññasuvaṇṇassa kumbhiṁ uddharitvā rājānaṁ mahāsudassanaṁ etadavoca: ‘alamettāvatā, mahārāja, katamettāvatā, mahārāja, pūjitamettāvatā, mahārājā’ti? Rājā mahāsudassano evamāha: ‘alamettāvatā, gahapati, katamettāvatā, gahapati, pūjitamettāvatā, …
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MN83
About King Maghadeva
… samanusāsitvā imasmiṁyeva maghadevaambavane kesamassuṁ ohāretvā kāsāyāni vatthāni acchādetvā agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbaji. So mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā vihāsi, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ; iti uddhamadho …
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SN41.4
Mahaka’s Demonstration
… tassāyaṁ evarūpo iddhānubhāvo”ti. Atha kho āyasmā mahako ārāmaṁ sampāpuṇitvā āyasmantaṁ theraṁ etadavoca: “alamettāvatā, bhante therā”ti? “Alamettāvatā, āvuso mahaka. Katamettāvatā, āvuso mahaka. Pūjitamettāvatā, āvuso mahakā”ti. Atha kho …
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SN42.13
With Pāṭaliya
… hoti. Sa kho so, gāmaṇi, ariyasāvako evaṁ vigatābhijjho vigatabyāpādo asammūḷho sampajāno paṭissato mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ, iti uddhamadho …
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AN4.67
The Snake King
… bhikkhave, imāni cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena pharituṁ attaguttiyā attarakkhāya attaparittāyāti. Virūpakkhehi me mettaṁ, Mettaṁ erāpathehi me; Chabyāputtehi me mettaṁ, Mettaṁ kaṇhāgotamakehi ca. Apādakehi me mettaṁ, mettaṁ …
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AN5.167
Accusation
… bhūtena vakkhāmi, no abhūtena; saṇhena vakkhāmi, no pharusena; atthasaṁhitena vakkhāmi, no anatthasaṁhitena; mettacitto vakkhāmi, no dosantaro. Codakena, āvuso, bhikkhunā paraṁ codetukāmena ime pañca dhamme ajjhattaṁ upaṭṭhāpetvā …
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AN8.1
The Benefits of Love
Mettāsutta Mettāsutta Evaṁ me sutaṁ— ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tatra …
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Snp 5.5
The Questions of Mettagū
The Questions of Mettagū “I ask you, Blessed One; please tell me this,” said Venerable Mettagū, “for …
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JA203
Die Erzählung von der Sphäre der Daseinsarten
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Khaṇḍajātaka Nataṁdaḷhavagga 3. Khaṇḍajātaka “Virūpakkhehi me mettaṁ, Mettaṁ erāpathehi me; Chabyāputtehi me mettaṁ, Mettaṁ kaṇhāgotamakehi ca. Apādakehi me mettaṁ, mettaṁ …
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Kd 15
The chapter on minor topics
… cittena pharituṁ, attaguttiyā attarakkhāya attaparittaṁ kātuṁ. Evañca pana, bhikkhave, kātabbaṁ— ‘Virūpakkhehi me mettaṁ, Mettaṁ erāpathehi me; Chabyāputtehi me mettaṁ, Mettaṁ kaṇhāgotamakehi ca. Apādakehi me mettaṁ, mettaṁ …
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Pe 4
4. Suttavicayacatutthabhūmi
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… Na hi ariyadhammā anāgāmikilesappahānaṁ gacchanti, nāpi ariyadhammā sabbakilesānaṁ pahānāya saṁvattanti. Yathā kusalā mettā akusalo rāgo na tu kusalā mettāti kāretvā akusalassa rāgassa pahānāya sambhavati byāpādo mettāya …
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Pe 8
Hārasampātabhūmi
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… jhānassa upanisā. Saṁvejaniye ṭhāne saṁviggassa yoniso padhānaṁ. Ayaṁ jhānopanisā. Tattha katamā bhāvanā? Mettāsevanā abyāpādavitakkabhāvanā. Karuṇāsevanā avihiṁsāvitakkabhāvanā. Muditābhāvanā pītisukhasampajaññā kāritā. Upekkhābhāvanā passavatā upekkhābhāvanā apassavatā upekkhā ca ajjhupekkhā …
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Ds 2.1.2
2.1.2. Das heilsame Bewusstsein der feinkörperlichen Sphäre
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… Yasmiṁ samaye rūpūpapattiyā maggaṁ bhāveti vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati mettāsahagataṁ, tasmiṁ samaye phasso hoti …pe… avikkhepo hoti …pe… ime dhammā kusalā. Katame dhammā …
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DN34
Up to Ten
… cha dhammā sacchikātabbā. Katame cha dhammā bahukārā? Cha sāraṇīyā dhammā. Idhāvuso, bhikkhuno mettaṁ kāyakammaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ hoti sabrahmacārīsu āvi ceva raho ca, ayampi dhammo sāraṇīyo piyakaraṇo garukaraṇo …
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MN31
The Shorter Discourse at Gosiṅga
… vata me, yohaṁ evarūpehi sabrahmacārīhi saddhiṁ viharāmī’ti. Tassa mayhaṁ, bhante, imesu āyasmantesu mettaṁ kāyakammaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ āvi ceva raho ca; mettaṁ vacīkammaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ āvi ceva raho ca; …
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MN33
The Longer Discourse on the Cowherd
… bhikkhave, bhikkhu ye te bhikkhū therā rattaññū cirapabbajitā saṅghapitaro saṅghapariṇāyakā, tesu na mettaṁ kāyakammaṁ paccupaṭṭhāpeti āvi ceva raho ca; na mettaṁ vacīkammaṁ paccupaṭṭhāpeti āvi ceva raho …
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MN128
Corruptions
… vata me yohaṁ evarūpehi sabrahmacārīhi saddhiṁ viharāmī’ti. Tassa mayhaṁ, bhante, imesu āyasmantesu mettaṁ kāyakammaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ āvi ceva raho ca, mettaṁ vacīkammaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ āvi ceva raho ca, …
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MN129
The Foolish and the Astute
… gahapatiratanaṁ ubhohi hatthehi udake omasitvā pūraṁ hiraññasuvaṇṇassa kumbhiṁ uddharitvā rājānaṁ cakkavattiṁ etadavoca: ‘alamettāvatā, mahārāja. Katamettāvatā, mahārāja. Pūjitamettāvatā, mahārājā’ti. Rājā cakkavattī evamāha: ‘alamettāvatā, gahapati. Katamettāvatā, gahapati. Pūjitamettāvatā, …
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AN11.17
The Cowherd
… bhikkhave, bhikkhu ye te bhikkhū therā rattaññū cirapabbajitā saṅghapitaro saṅghapariṇāyakā, tesu na mettaṁ kāyakammaṁ paccupaṭṭhāpeti āvi ceva raho ca, na mettaṁ vacīkammaṁ … na mettaṁ manokammaṁ …
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Cnd 2
Pucchā
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… loke; Santo vidhūmo anīgho nirāso, Atāri so jātijaranti brūmī”ti. Puṇṇakamāṇavapucchā tatiyā. 4. Mettagūmāṇavapucchā “Pucchāmi taṁ bhagavā brūhi metaṁ, (iccāyasmā mettagū) Maññāmi taṁ vedaguṁ bhāvitattaṁ; Kuto nu …
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Kd 10
The chapter connected with Kosambī
… vata me, yohaṁ evarūpehi sabrahmacārīhi saddhiṁ viharāmī’ti. Tassa mayhaṁ, bhante, imesu āyasmantesu mettaṁ kāyakammaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ āvi ceva raho ca; mettaṁ vacīkammaṁ … mettaṁ manokammaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ āvi …
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AN7.62
Don’t Fear Good Deeds
Mettasutta Mettasutta “Mā, bhikkhave, puññānaṁ bhāyittha. Sukhassetaṁ, bhikkhave, adhivacanaṁ yadidaṁ puññāni. Abhijānāmi kho panāhaṁ, …
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AN10.219
The Body Born of Deeds
… vadāmi. Sa kho so, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako evaṁ vigatābhijjho vigatabyāpādo asammūḷho sampajāno paṭissato mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati tathā dutiyaṁ tathā tatiyaṁ tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho …
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Thag 1.94
Mettaji
Mettaji Chapter Ten Mettaji Homage to that Blessed One, the glorious Sakyan! Having reached …
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Tha Ap 405
Mettaguttheraapadāna
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Mettaguttheraapadāna Mettaguttheraapadāna “Himavantassāvidūre, asoko nāma pabbato; Tatthāsi assamo mayhaṁ, vissakammena māpito. Sumedho nāma sambuddho, …
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Pe 3
3. Suttādhiṭṭhānatatiyabhūmi
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… nissandato ca phalato ca. Idaṁ alobhādhiṭṭhānaṁ. Tattha katamaṁ adosādhiṭṭhānaṁ? “Ekampi ce pāṇamaduṭṭhacitto, Mettāyati kusalo tena hoti; Sabbe ca pāṇe manasānukampaṁ, Pahūtamariyo pakaroti puññaṁ”. Ekampi ce pāṇamaduṭṭhacitto …
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Kd 22
The chapter on the group of seven hundred
… paccūsasamayaṁ paccuṭṭhāya āyasmantaṁ revataṁ etadavoca— “katamena tvaṁ bhūmi vihārena etarahi bahulaṁ viharasī”ti? “Mettāvihārena kho ahaṁ, bhante, etarahi bahulaṁ viharāmī”ti. “Kullakavihārena kira tvaṁ bhūmi etarahi bahulaṁ viharasi. …
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DN10
With Subha
… ariyaṁ sīlakkhandhaṁ ito bahiddhā aññe samaṇabrāhmaṇā attani samanupasseyyuṁ, te tāvatakeneva attamanā assu: ‘alamettāvatā, katamettāvatā, anuppatto no sāmaññattho, natthi no kiñci uttarikaraṇīyan’ti. Atha ca pana bhavaṁ ānando …
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DN25
The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā
… vicikicchāya cittaṁ parisodheti. So ime pañca nīvaraṇe pahāya cetaso upakkilese paññāya dubbalīkaraṇe mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati. Tathā dutiyaṁ. Tathā tatiyaṁ. Tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho …
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MN40
The Shorter Discourse at Assapura
… pīti jāyati, pītimanassa kāyo passambhati, passaddhakāyo sukhaṁ vedeti, sukhino cittaṁ samādhiyati. So mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho …
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MN50
The Condemnation of Māra
… siyā cittassa aññathattaṁ, yathā taṁ dūsī māro labhetha otāran’ti. Etha, tumhe, bhikkhave, mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharatha, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho …
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MN55
With Jīvaka
… vadāmi. Idha, jīvaka, bhikkhu aññataraṁ gāmaṁ vā nigamaṁ vā upanissāya viharati. So mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho …
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MN99
With Subha
… paccassosi. Bhagavā etadavoca: “Katamo ca, māṇava, brahmānaṁ sahabyatāya maggo? Idha, māṇava, bhikkhu mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ; iti uddhamadho …
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SN20.4
Cauldrons
… dānaṁ dadeyya, yo sāyanhasamayaṁ okkhāsataṁ dānaṁ dadeyya, yo vā pubbaṇhasamayaṁ antamaso gadduhanamattampi mettacittaṁ bhāveyya, yo vā majjhanhikasamayaṁ antamaso gadduhanamattampi mettacittaṁ bhāveyya, yo vā sāyanhasamayaṁ antamaso gadduhanamattampi …
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AN4.125
Love (1st)
Paṭhamamettāsutta Paṭhamamettāsutta “Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. Katame cattāro? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo …
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AN4.126
Love (2nd)
Dutiyamettāsutta Dutiyamettāsutta “Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. Katame cattāro? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo …
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AN10.44
At Kusinārā
… itissa bhavanti vattāro. Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, codakena bhikkhunā paraṁ codetukāmena evaṁ paccavekkhitabbaṁ: ‘mettaṁ nu kho me cittaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ sabrahmacārīsu anāghātaṁ. Saṁvijjati nu kho me eso dhammo …
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AN11.15
The Benefits of Love
Mettāsutta Mettāsutta “Mettāya, bhikkhave, cetovimuttiyā āsevitāya bhāvitāya bahulīkatāya yānīkatāya vatthukatāya anuṭṭhitāya paricitāya susamāraddhāya ekādasānisaṁsā …
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Iti 22
The Benefits of Love
Mettasutta Tatiyavagga Mettasutta Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ: “Mā, bhikkhave, puññānaṁ bhāyittha. Sukhassetaṁ, bhikkhave, …
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Bv 2
2 Sumedhapatthanākathā
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… ettakāyeva, buddhadhammā bhavissare; Aññepi vicinissāmi, ye dhammā bodhipācanā’. Vicinanto tadā dakkhiṁ, navamaṁ <b>mettāpāramiṁ</b>; Pubbakehi mahesīhi, āsevitanisevitaṁ. ‘Imaṁ tvaṁ navamaṁ tāva, daḷhaṁ katvā samādiya; Mettāya asamo hohi, …
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Ne 36
5. Nayasamuṭṭhāna
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… bhāvito bahulīkato buddhiṁ paripūreti, vīmaṁsāsamādhi bhāvito bahulīkato sabbūpadhipaṭinissaggaṁ paripūreti. Indriyasaṁvaro bhāvito bahulīkato mettaṁ paripūreti, tapo bhāvito bahulīkato karuṇaṁ paripūreti, buddhi bhāvitā bahulīkatā muditaṁ paripūreti, sabbūpadhipaṭinissaggo bhāvito …
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Pvr 17
Ven. Upāli questions the Buddha
… itissa bhavanti vattāro. Puna caparaṁ, upāli, codakena bhikkhunā paraṁ codetukāmena evaṁ paccavekkhitabbaṁ— ‘mettaṁ nu kho me cittaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ sabrahmacārīsu anāghātaṁ, saṁvijjati nu kho me eso dhammo …
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DN13
Experts in the Three Vedas
… pīti jāyati, pītimanassa kāyo passambhati, passaddhakāyo sukhaṁ vedeti, sukhino cittaṁ samādhiyati. So mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati. Tathā dutiyaṁ. Tathā tatiyaṁ. Tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho …
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DN16
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment
… “Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ. Bhagavā etadavoca: “Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhū mettaṁ kāyakammaṁ paccupaṭṭhāpessanti sabrahmacārīsu āvi ceva raho ca, vuddhiyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni. …
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MN4
Fear and Dread
… akusalaṁ bhayabheravaṁ avhāyanti. Na kho panāhaṁ byāpannacitto paduṭṭhamanasaṅkappo araññavanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni paṭisevāmi; mettacittohamasmi. Ye hi vo ariyā mettacittā araññavanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni paṭisevanti tesamahaṁ aññataro’ti. Etamahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, …
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MN52
The Wealthy Citizen
… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ abhisaṅkhataṁ abhisañcetayitaṁ …pe… anuttaraṁ yogakkhemaṁ anupāpuṇāti. Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, bhikkhu mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho …
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MN93
With Assalāyana
… “Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, assalāyana, brāhmaṇova nu kho pahoti asmiṁ padese averaṁ abyābajjhaṁ mettacittaṁ bhāvetuṁ, no khattiyo, no vesso, no suddo”ti? “No hidaṁ, bho gotama. Khattiyopi hi, …
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MN96
With Esukārī
… Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, brāhmaṇa, brāhmaṇova nu kho pahoti asmiṁ padese averaṁ abyābajjhaṁ mettacittaṁ bhāvetuṁ, no khattiyo no vesso no suddo”ti? “No hidaṁ, bho gotama. Khattiyopi hi, …
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MN104
At Sāmagāma
… sāraṇīyā piyakaraṇā garukaraṇā saṅgahāya avivādāya sāmaggiyā ekībhāvāya saṁvattanti. Katame cha? Idhānanda, bhikkhuno mettaṁ kāyakammaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ hoti sabrahmacārīsu āvi ceva raho ca. Ayampi dhammo sāraṇīyo piyakaraṇo garukaraṇo …
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SN20.3
Families
… appapurisāni tāni suppadhaṁsiyāni honti corehi kumbhatthenakehi; evameva kho, bhikkhave, yassa kassaci bhikkhuno mettācetovimutti abhāvitā abahulīkatā so suppadhaṁsiyo hoti amanussehi. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, yāni kānici kulāni appitthikāni bahupurisāni …
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SN42.8
A Horn Blower
… hoti. Sa kho so, gāmaṇi, ariyasāvako evaṁ vigatābhijjho vigatabyāpādo asammūḷho sampajāno paṭissato mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho …
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SN46.62
Love
Mettāsutta Mettāsutta “Mettā, bhikkhave, bhāvitā …pe…” chaṭṭhaṁ.
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AN1.51-60
The Chapter on a Finger-Snap
… Tasmā ‘sutavato ariyasāvakassa cittabhāvanā atthī’ti vadāmī”ti. Dutiyaṁ. 53 “Accharāsaṅghātamattampi ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu mettācittaṁ āsevati; ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave: ‘bhikkhu arittajjhāno viharati satthusāsanakaro ovādapatikaro, amoghaṁ raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ bhuñjati’. Ko …
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AN5.105
Living Comfortably
Phāsuvihārasutta Phāsuvihārasutta “Pañcime, bhikkhave, phāsuvihārā. Katame pañca? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno mettaṁ kāyakammaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ hoti sabrahmacārīsu āvi ceva raho ca, mettaṁ vacīkammaṁ … mettaṁ manokammaṁ …
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AN6.11
Warm-hearted (1st)
Paṭhamasāraṇīyasutta Paṭhamasāraṇīyasutta “Chayime, bhikkhave, dhammā sāraṇīyā. Katame cha? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno mettaṁ kāyakammaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ hoti sabrahmacārīsu āvi ceva raho ca, ayampi dhammo sāraṇīyo. Puna caparaṁ, …
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AN6.12
Warm-hearted (2nd)
… piyakaraṇā garukaraṇā saṅgahāya avivādāya sāmaggiyā ekībhāvāya saṁvattanti. Katame cha? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno mettaṁ kāyakammaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ hoti sabrahmacārīsu āvi ceva raho ca, ayampi dhammo sāraṇīyo piyakaraṇo garukaraṇo …
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AN6.13
Elements of Escape
… Nissāraṇīyasutta “Chayimā, bhikkhave, nissāraṇīyā dhātuyo. Katamā cha? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ vadeyya: ‘mettā hi kho me cetovimutti bhāvitā bahulīkatā yānīkatā vatthukatā anuṭṭhitā paricitā susamāraddhā; atha ca …
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AN7.66
The Seven Suns
… etadahosi: ‘na kho metaṁ patirūpaṁ yohaṁ sāvakānaṁ samasamagatiyo assaṁ abhisamparāyaṁ, yannūnāhaṁ uttari mettaṁ bhāveyyan’ti. Atha kho, bhikkhave, sunetto satthā satta vassāni mettaṁ cittaṁ bhāvesi. Satta vassāni …
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AN9.20
About Velāma
… adinnādānā veramaṇiṁ, kāmesumicchācārā veramaṇiṁ, musāvādā veramaṇiṁ, surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇiṁ, yo ca antamaso gandhohanamattampi mettacittaṁ bhāveyya, (…) idaṁ tato mahapphalataraṁ. Yañca, gahapati, velāmo brāhmaṇo dānaṁ adāsi mahādānaṁ, yo …
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AN11.16
The Wealthy Citizen
… āsavā parikkhayaṁ gacchanti, ananuppattaṁ vā anuttaraṁ yogakkhemaṁ anupāpuṇāti. Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, bhikkhu mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati tathā dutiyaṁ tathā tatiyaṁ tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho …
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Kp 9
The Discourse on Love
Mettasutta Karaṇīyamatthakusalena, Yanta santaṁ padaṁ abhisamecca; Sakko ujū ca suhujū ca, Sūvaco cassa mudu …
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Snp 1.8
The Discourse on Love
Mettasutta “Karaṇīyamatthakusalena, Yanta santaṁ padaṁ abhisamecca; Sakko ujū ca suhujū ca, Sūvaco cassa mudu …
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Cp 33
Goldblack’s Conduct
Suvaṇṇasāmacariya Mettāpāramī 1 Suvaṇṇasāmacariya “Sāmo yadā vane āsiṁ, sakkena abhinimmito; Pavane sīhabyagghe ca, mettāya mupanāmayiṁ. …
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Cp 34
The One King’s Conduct
Ekarājacariya Mettāpāramī 2 Ekarājacariya “Punāparaṁ yadā homi, ekarājāti vissuto; Paramaṁ sīlaṁ adhiṭṭhāya, pasāsāmi mahāmahiṁ. Dasa …
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Ps 1.5
1.5. Vimokkhakathā
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Working translation
… ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passatīti— vimokkho. Kathaṁ <b>subhanteva adhimutto hotīti—vimokkho?</b> Idha bhikkhu mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho …