Dighanikaya 31.272

31.272

Mettena kāyakammenātiādīsu mettacittaṃ paccupaṭṭhapetvā katāni kāyakammādīni mettāni nāma vuccanti. Tattha bhikkhū nimantessāmīti vihāragamanaṃ, dhamakaraṇaṃ gahetvā udakaparissāvanaṃ, piṭṭhiparikammapādaparikammādikaraṇañca mettaṃ kāyakammaṃ nāma. Bhikkhū piṇḍāya paviṭṭhe disvā ‘‘sakkaccaṃ yāguṃ detha, bhattaṃ dethā’’tiādivacanañceva, sādhukāraṃ datvā dhammasavanañca sakkaccaṃ paṭisanthārakaraṇādīni ca mettaṃ vacīkammaṃ nāma. ‘‘Amhākaṃ kulūpakattherā averā hontu abyāpajjā’’ti evaṃ cintanaṃ mettaṃ manokammaṃ nāma. Anāvaṭadvāratāyāti apihitadvāratāya. Tattha sabbadvārāni vivaritvāpi sīlavantānaṃ adāyako akārako pihitadvāroyeva. Sabbadvārāni pana pidahitvāpi tesaṃ dāyako kārako vivaṭadvāroyeva. Iti sīlavantesu gehadvāraṃ āgatesu santaṃyeva natthīti avatvā dātabbaṃ. Evaṃ anāvaṭadvāratā nāma hoti.

In 'by bodily action accompanied by loving-kindness' and so on, bodily actions and so forth performed after establishing a mind of loving-kindness are called 'accompanied by loving-kindness.' Therein, going to the monastery thinking, 'I will invite the bhikkhus,' taking a water-strainer and filtering water, and performing massages of the back and feet, etc., is called bodily action accompanied by loving-kindness. Seeing the bhikkhus who have entered for alms, saying words such as, 'Give porridge with respect, give food with respect,' expressing appreciation, listening to the Dhamma, and courteously greeting them and so on, is called verbal action accompanied by loving-kindness. Thinking thus: 'May our elders who visit our family be free from enmity and affliction,' is called mental action accompanied by loving-kindness. 'By having an open door' means by not closing the door. Here, even having opened all doors, one who does not give to the virtuous and does not act for them is indeed one with closed doors. But even having closed all doors, one who gives to them and acts for them is indeed one with open doors. Thus, when the virtuous have arrived at the house door, one should give without saying that what exists does not exist. In this way, there is what is called having an open door.