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Itivuttaka 38.2

Itivuttaka 38.2

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Pāli

38.2.1

“Tathāgataṃ, bhikkhave, arahantaṃ sammāsambuddhaṃ dve vitakkā bahulaṃ samudācaranti—

“Two thoughts, mendicants, often occur to the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha:

So It Was Said

38.2.2

khemo ca vitakko, paviveko ca.

the thought of sanctuary, and that of seclusion.

So It Was Said

38.2.3

Abyāpajjhārāmo, bhikkhave, tathāgato abyāpajjharato.

The Realized One loves kindness and delights in it,

So It Was Said

38.2.4

Tamenaṃ, bhikkhave, tathāgataṃ abyāpajjhārāmaṃ abyāpajjharataṃ eseva vitakko bahulaṃ samudācarati:

so this thought often occurs to him:

So It Was Said

38.2.5

‘imāyāhaṃ iriyāya na kañci byābādhemi tasaṃ vā thāvaraṃ vā’ti.

‘Through this behavior, I shall not hurt any creature firm or frail.’

So It Was Said

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