Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

Subjects of Meditation 189The Bodhisatta and the Mahasatta develop loving-kindness for all beings.For the sake of benefitting all beings, they acquire non-greed, and in order toremove the non-merit of beings, they attain to meditation, jhana, 1 and enterinto homelessness. Thus they fulfil the perfection of renunciation. 2The Bodhisatta and the Mahasatta develop loving-kindness for all beings.For the sake of benefitting all beings, they consider merit and non-merit.Understanding in accordance with truth, devising clean expedients, they rejectthe bad and take the good. Thus they fulfil the perfection of wisdom. 3The Bodhisatta and the Mahasatta develop loving-kindness for all beings.For the sake of benefitting all beings, they, without abandoning energy, exertthemselves at all times. Thus they fulfil the perfection of energy. 4The Bodhisatta and the Mahasatta develop loving-kindness for all beings.For the sake of benefitting all beings, they practise patience and do not growangry when others blame or hate them. Thus they fulfil the perfection ofpatience. 5The Bodhisatta and the Mahasatta [743] develop loving-kindness for allbeings. For the sake of benefitting all beings, they speak the truth, dwell inthe truth and keep the truth. Thus they fulfil the perfection of truth. 6The Bodhisatta and the Mahasatta develop loving-kindness for all beings.For the sake of benefitting all beings, they do not break their promises butkeep them faithfully unto life's end. Thus they fulfil the perfection ofresolution. 7The Bodhisatta and Mahasatta develop loving-kindness for all beings.For the sake of benefitting all beings, they identify themselves with all beingsand fulfil the perfection of loving-kindness. 8The Bodhisatta and the Mahasatta develop loving-kindness for all beings.For the sake of benefitting all beings, they regard friends, indifferent ones andenemies, equally, without hatred and without attachment. Thus they fulfilthe perfection of equanimity. 9In these ways do the Bodhisatta and the Mahasatta practise lovingkindnessand fulfil the ten perfections./ elucidate (further) loving-kindness and the four resolves.^1. Nearly always this is partially transliterated. Cp. M. I, 246: Na kho pandharh imdyakatukdya dukkarakarikdya adhigacchdmi uttarim manussadhammd alamariyahdnadassanavisesam,siya nu kho anno maggo bodhaydti. Tassa mayharh Aggivessana etadahosi:Abhijdnami kho pandharh pitu Sakkassa kammante sitdya jambucchdydya nisinno vivicc*eva kdmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkarh savicdrarh vivekajam pitisukharhpathamam jhanarh upasampajja viharitd, siya nu kho eso maggo bodhaydti. Tassa mayharhAggivessana satanusdri vinndnarh ahosi: eso va maggo bodhaydti.2. Nekkhamma.3. Pannd (transliteration). 4. Viriya. 5. Khanti. 6. Sacca.7. Adhitfhdna. 8. Metta. 9. Upekkha.f This and all subsequent passages in italics and marked t are omitted in the Sung editionmentioned before.