Yudhañjayavagga

The Chapter With Yudhañjaya

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Cariyāpiṭaka

The Conduct Leading to Buddhahood

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Yudhañjayavagga

The Chapter With Yudhañjaya

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Mettāpāramī 1

The Perfection of Love (1st)

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Suvaṇṇasāmacariya

Goldblack’s Conduct

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“Sāmo yadā vane āsiṁ,

“When in a wood I was Sāma the black,

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sakkena abhinimmito;

created by Sakka.

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Pavane sīhabyagghe ca,

I led the lions and tigers

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mettāya mupanāmayiṁ.

in the forest by love.

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Sīhabyagghehi dīpīhi,

Surrounded by lions and tigers,

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acchehi mahisehi ca;

leopards, bears, buffaloes,

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Pasadamigavarāhehi,

spotted deer, and wild boar,

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parivāretvā vane vasiṁ.

I stayed in the forest.

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Na maṁ koci uttasati,

None were scared of me,

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napi bhāyāmi kassaci;

nor I of them.

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Mettābalenupatthaddho,

Sustained by the power of love

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ramāmi pavane tadā”ti.

I delighted in the forest then.”

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Suvaṇṇasāmacariyaṁ terasamaṁ.