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Rreferences:
WP: The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, #7: The Simile of the Cloth, Bhikkhu Nanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi trans., pp120
ATI: The Simile of the Cloth, Thanissaro, trans.
PTS: Middle Length Sayings, I:#7: Simile of the Cloth, Horner, trans., pp48
| Pali | MO | Hare | Horner | Punnaji | Bodhi | Nanamoli | Rhys Davids | (Mrs)Rhys Davids | Thanissaro | Walshe | Woodward |
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| mett¤ | Friendly Vibrations | Amity | friendliness, abiding in friendliness | universal benevolence | loving-kindness | loving-kindness | love | love | loving-kindness | loving-kindness |
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Metta: [abstr. fr. mitra = mitta, cp. Vedic maitra¸. According to Asl. 192 (cp. Expos. 258) derived fr. mid to love, to be fat: "mejjati mett¤ siniyhat¨ ti attho"] love, amity, sympathy, friendliness, active interest in others...desire of bringing welfare & good to one's fellow-men...-- Phrases occurring frequently: mett¤ ceto-vimutti D I.251; S II.265; A IV.150...mett¤-sahagatena cetas¤ with a heart full of love D I.250; II.186; III.49 sq., 78, 223 sq.; S V.115; A I.183; II.129; IV.390; V.299, 344; expld in detail at Vism 308. mett¤¸ karoti (loc.) to be friendly or sympathize with...mett¤-citta¸ kindly thought, a heart full of love D I.167; III.237...and mett¤-jh¤na love-meditation... |
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