Sn 143

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CST: Sn 143(-152)

Mettāsuttaṃ

143. Karaṇīyamatthakusalena, yanta santaṃ padaṃ abhisamecca;

Sakko ujū ca suhujū [sūjū (sī.)] ca, sūvaco cassa mudu anatimānī.

144. Santussako ca subharo ca, appakicco ca sallahukavutti;

Santindriyo ca nipako ca, appagabbho kulesvananugiddho.

145. Na ca khuddamācare kiñci, yena viññū pare upavadeyyuṃ;

Sukhino va khemino hontu, sabbasattā [sabbe sattā (sī. syā.)] bhavantu sukhitattā.

146. Ye keci pāṇabhūtatthi, tasā vā thāvarā vanavasesā;

Dīghā vā ye va mahantā [mahanta (?)], majjhimā rassakā aṇukathūlā.

147. Diṭṭhā vā ye va adiṭṭhā [adiṭṭha (?)], ye va [ye ca (sī. syā. kaṃ. pī.)] dūre vasanti avidūre;

Bhūtā va sambhavesī va [bhūtā vā sambhavesī vā (syā. kaṃ. pī. ka.)], sabbasattā bhavantu sukhitattā.

148. Na paro paraṃ nikubbetha, nātimaññetha katthaci na kañci [naṃ kañci (sī. pī.), naṃ kiñci (syā.), na kiñci (ka.)];

Byārosanā paṭighasaññā, nāññamaññassa dukkhamiccheyya.

149. Mātā yathā niyaṃ puttamāyusā ekaputtamanurakkhe;

Evampi sabbabhūtesu, mānasaṃ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṃ.

150. Mettañca sabbalokasmi, mānasaṃ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṃ;

Uddhaṃ adho ca tiriyañca, asambādhaṃ averamasapattaṃ.

151. Tiṭṭhaṃ caraṃ nisinno va [vā (sī. syā. kaṃ. pī.)], sayāno yāvatāssa vitamiddho [vigatamiddo (bahūsu)];

Etaṃ satiṃ adhiṭṭheyya, brahmametaṃ vihāramidhamāhu.

152. Diṭṭhiñca anupaggamma, sīlavā dassanena sampanno;

Kāmesu vinaya [vineyya (sī. syā. pī.)] gedhaṃ, na hi jātuggabbhaseyya punaretīti.

Mettasuttaṃ aṭṭhamaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ.

The abbreviations in square brackets are explained at the CST-website: They "refer to different versions of the Tipitaka:   sī. = Sri Lankan    syā. = Thai    pī. = Pali Text Society    ka. = Cambodian"