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Itivuttaka 38.4

Itivuttaka 38.4

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Pāli

38.4.1

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, tumhepi abyāpajjhārāmā viharatha abyāpajjharatā.

So, mendicants, you too should love kindness and delight in it,

So It Was Said

38.4.2

Tesaṃ vo, bhikkhave, tumhākaṃ abyāpajjhārāmānaṃ viharataṃ abyāpajjharatānaṃ eseva vitakko bahulaṃ samudācarissati:

then this thought will often occur to you:

So It Was Said

38.4.3

‘imāya mayaṃ iriyāya na kañci byābādhema 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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