[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Literature, language and dating](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature) › [A History of Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927) › v2.c19.s3.t2.10 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.10 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.10 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s3.t2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.10) The other Suttas, too, are permeated by the same spirit of a higher code of ethics. Thus the Ratana-Sutta (No. 6) by which, according to ancient custom, the Bhūtas, spirits of the earth and air, together with the three Ratanas or "jewels,"² are worshipped. Of a similar nature is also Sutta 7, dedicated to the cult of the dead, a few verses of which are recited at cremations in Ceylon and Siam even at the present day. Sutta 8, of the "Hidden Treasure," in which it is demonstrated that a treasure of good works is the best treasure which the Buddhist can accumulate, and above all, the magnificent Metta-Sutta (No. 9), in which friendliness (mettā) towards all beings is praised as the true Buddhist cult, are on a still higher plane. - [Previous: v2.c19.s3.t2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.9) - [Next: v2.c19.s3.t2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.11) - [Up: v2.c19.s3.t2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2) ## Cites (2) - [Suttanipāta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.suttanipata) — Pāli - [Mettāsutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.8.1) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t2.10) · Pramāṇa