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"namo tassa bhagavato arahato Sammasambuddhassa"

1.

Invocation /
Mangala Sutta

2.

Ratana
Sutta

3.

Metta
Sutta

4.

Khandha
Sutta

5.

Mora
Sutta

6.

Vatta
Sutta

7.

Dhajagga
Sutta

8.

Atanatiya
Sutta

9.

Angulimala
Sutta

10

Bojjhanga
Sutta

11

Pubbanha
Sutta

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METTA SUTTA

DISCOURSE ON LOVINGKINDNESS

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uyyojanna

46.  

yassanubhavato yakkha, nevadassenti bhisanam;

yamhi cevanuyunjanto, rattindivamatandito.

     
47.  

sukham supati sutto ca, papam kinci na passati;

evammadi gunupetam, parritamb tam bhanama he.

     
48.  

karaniyam atthakusalena, yanta santam padam abhisamecca

sakko uju ca suhuju ca, suvaco cassa mudu anatimani

     
49.  

santussako ca subharo ca, appakicco ca sallahukavutti;

santindriyo ca nipako ca, appagabbho kulesvananugiddho.

     
50.  

na ca khuddhamacare kinci, yena vinnu pare upavadeyyum;

sukhino va khemino horitu, sabbasatta bhavantu sukhitatta.

     
51.  

ye keci panabhutatthi, tasa va thavara va-navasesa;

digha va ye va mahanta, majjhima rassaka anukathula.

     
52.  

dittha va ye va additha, ye va dure vasanti avidure;

bhuta va sambhavesi va, sabbasatta bhavantu sukhitatta.

     
53.  

na paro param nikubbetha, natimannetha katthaci na kanci;

byarasana patighasanna; nannamannassa dukkhamiccheyya.

     
54.  

mata yatha niyamputtam ayusa ekaputtamanurakkhe;

evampi sabbabhuitesu, manasam bhavaye aparimanam.

     
55.  

mettanca sabbalokasmi, manasam bhavaye aparimanam;

uddham adho ca tiriyanca, asambadham averamasapattam.

     
56.  

tittham caram nisinno va, sayano yavatassa vigatamiddho;

etam satim adhittheyya, brahmametam vihara-midha-mahu.

     
57.  

ditthinca anupaggamma, silava dassanena sampanno;

kamesu vinaya gedham, na hi jatuggabbhaseyya puna-reti.


Metta Suttam Nitthitam.

Khuddakapatha 10-11; Suttanipata 300-302


Metta Paritta in Burmese Pali(Myanmar Pali)

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3. DISCOURSE ON LOVINGKINDNESS.

Historical Sketch

       Lord Buddha was then residing at Savatthi in the pleasaunce of Anthapindika; and a group of monks received permission from the Lord to meditate in a distant forest during their retreat for the rainy season. The monks took shelter under huge trees as temporary residence and engaged themselves intensively in the practice of meditation.

       The tree deities inhabiting this forest could not stay in their tree-abodes which were above the monks, for the monks were imbued with spiritual power due to meditation, and they had to come down to stay on the ground. So the deities were very much annoyed and frustrated; and when they realised that the monks would spend the whole rainy season there, they tried to scare the monks away during the nights. They purposely harassed the monks in various ways.

       Living under such impossible conditions for some time, the disturbed meditators rushed back to the Buddha and informed about their difficulties. So the Buddha advised them to recite the text of Loving-kindness and to radiate the spirit of Love to all sentient beings. Encouraged by this media, the meditators returned to forest and practised in accordance with the instructions to permeate the entire atmosphere with the radiant thoughts of Love. The tree-gods were very much pleased to be affected by this power of love and thenceforth let the monks stay there to meditate peacefully without any further disturbances.

       This discourse, as a matter of fact, is the Buddhist doctrine of Love, which promulgates the method of practice to disseminate Love in order to attain Purity and Peace to realize finally the Perfect Emancipation.

       This sutta is composed of twelve stanzas, with two introductory verses beautifully set by the learned elder-monks of Burma.


      The Minor Readings; P.T.S. tr. The Lovingkindncss Discourse, pp. 10-11

      The Illustrator of Ultimate Meaning; P.T.S. tr. Ch. IX, pp. 265-294.

 

3. METTA SUTTA

( Metta=Love; Affection; benevolence; eros; agape amour; Loving-kindness. )

Discourse on Love

Introduction
46.

   Due to the glorious power of this discourse on Love, spirits dare not disclose the frighful sights.

   One who devotes to himself this doctrine day and night diligently.

47.

   sleeps soundly and does not see any nightmare when asleep.

   Oh thou! Let us recite this doctrine endowed with such and other merits.

48.

   He who is clever in the benefaction and who has anticipated in the attainment of the state of Perfect Tranquility

   must work to be efficient, right, upright, discussable, gentle, and humble,

49.

   Contented, well-bred, less responsible, of fugal livelihood, serene in faculties, prudent, modest, not hanker after the families.

50.

   He must not commit even the slightest sin for which the wise men might censure.

   He must contemplate thus:- may all sentient beings be cheerful and be endowed with happy secured life.

51.

   Whatever breathing beings there may be the frail ones or the firm creatures, with no exception tall or stout, short or meduim-sized, thin or fat,

52.

   Those which are seen or those unseen those who are dwelling far or near those who are already born or those still seeking to become yet.

   May all these beings be endowed with happy-life.

53.

    Let not one be angry with another, let him not despise anyone in any place

   By means of physical and verbal provocation or by frustrated enmity,

   Let one not wish another's suffering.

54.

   Just like a mother would protect her baby, the only child, even so towards with her lifeall beings

   Let one cultivate the (Agape) boundless spirit of love.

55.

   Let him radiate the boundless of love rays towards the entire world, to the above, below, and across unhindered, without malice and enmity.

56.

   While standing, walking, or reclining, as long awake without sloth, sitting, as he be

   Let him devote himself to this mindfulness.

    This is called in this religion as "Noble Living" (Holy life).

57.

   If the meditator, without falling into wrong view (egoism), be virtuous, and endowed with perfect insight, has expelled passion in sensual desires,

   he will surely come never again to be born in any womb. The end of Metta-sutta


The End of Metta Sutta

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References

         1. 'Eleven Holy Discourses of Protection: Maha Paritta Pali'; By Sao Htun Hmat Win, 1991.

         2. 'How to Live as a Good Buddhist', (in Burmese/ Myanmar), Ministry of Religious Affairs, Yangon, 1991


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