Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samm±sambuddhassa.

AŖguttaranik±yo

Aµµhakanip±tap±¼i

1. Paµhamapaŗŗ±saka½

1. Mett±vaggo

1. Mett±sutta½

1. Eva½ me suta½– eka½ samaya½ bhagav± s±vatthiya½ viharati jetavane an±thapiŗ¹ikassa ±r±me. Tatra kho bhagav± bhikkh³ ±mantesi– “bhikkhavo”ti. “Bhadante”ti te bhikkh³ bhagavato paccassosu½. Bhagav± etadavoca–

[A. ni. 11.15] “mett±ya, bhikkhave, cetovimuttiy± ±sevit±ya bh±vit±ya bahul²kat±ya y±n²kat±ya vatthukat±ya anuµµhit±ya paricit±ya susam±raddh±ya aµµh±nisa½s± p±µikaŖkh±. Katame aµµha? Sukha½ supati, sukha½ paµibujjhati, na p±paka½ supina½ passati, manuss±na½ piyo hoti, amanuss±na½ piyo hoti, devat± rakkhanti, n±ssa aggi v± visa½ v± sattha½ v± kamati, uttari½ appaµivijjhanto brahmalok³pago hoti. Mett±ya, bhikkhave, cetovimuttiy± ±sevit±ya bh±vit±ya bahul²kat±ya y±n²kat±ya vatthukat±ya anuµµhit±ya paricit±ya susam±raddh±ya ime aµµh±nisa½s± p±µikaŖkh±”ti.

“Yo ca metta½ bh±vayati, appam±ŗa½ paµissato [patissato (s².)];
tan³ sa½yojan± honti, passato upadhikkhaya½.
“Ekampi ce p±ŗamaduµµhacitto,
mett±yati kusal² tena hoti;
sabbe ca p±ŗe manas±nukamp²,
pah³tamariyo pakaroti puńńa½.
“Ye sattasaŗ¹a½ pathavi½ vijetv±,
r±jisayo yajam±n± anupariyag±;
assamedha½ purisamedha½,
samm±p±sa½ v±japeyya½ niragga¼a½.
“Mettassa cittassa subh±vitassa,
kalampi te n±nubhavanti so¼asi½;
candappabh± t±ragaŗ±va sabbe,
yath± na agghanti kalampi so¼asi½ [aya½ p±do bah³su na dissati].
“Yo na hanti na gh±teti, na jin±ti na j±paye;
metta½so sabbabh³t±na½, vera½ tassa na kenac²”ti. Paµhama½.