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Loving kindness (Skt. maitrī; Pali mettā; Tib. བྱམས་པ་, jampa, Wyl. byams pa) — the wish that beings may have happiness and its causes. One of the four immeasurables.

Loving kindness (Skt. maitrī; Pali mettā; Tib. བྱམས་པ་, jampa, Wyl. byams pa) — the wish that beings may have happiness and its causes. One of the four immeasurables.

Loving kindness (Skt. maitrī; Pali mettā; Tib. བྱམས་པ་, jampa, Wyl. byams pa) — the wish that beings may have happiness and its causes. One of the four immeasurables.

Loving kindness (Skt. maitrī; Pali mettā; Tib. བྱམས་པ་, jampa, Wyl. byams pa) — the wish that beings may have happiness and its causes. One of the four immeasurables.

Benefits

The King of Samadhi Sutra says:

:Even an offering throughout billions of realms, :Consisting of gifts infinite in number and variety, :Presented to great beings every day for all eternity, :Could not match the wonder of a mind of love.<ref>https://read.84000.co/translation/UT22084-055-001.html#UT22084-055-001-3381</ref>

Nagarjuna's Precious Garland (2:83–85) speaks of 'eight rewards of love':

:Offerings of three hundred pots of food :Made three times each and every day, :Could not match even a portion of the merit :Gained from just a single moment’s loving kindness.

:Even if it does not bring you liberation, :It will produce the eight rewards of love: :Gods and humans will care for you, :And they will offer you protection,

:You will be happy and know many joys, :No poison or weapon will do you harm, :Effortlessly, you will achieve your aims, :And you will be born in Brahma’s realm.

Notes

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Further Reading

Category of Buddhist Key Terms Category of Four Immeasurables Category of Meditation Category of Prayers and Practices

Benefits

The King of Samadhi Sutra says:

:Even an offering throughout billions of realms, :Consisting of gifts infinite in number and variety, :Presented to great beings every day for all eternity, :Could not match the wonder of a mind of love.<ref>https://read.84000.co/translation/UT22084-055-001.html#UT22084-055-001-3381</ref>

Nagarjuna's Precious Garland (2:83–85) speaks of 'eight rewards of love':

:Offerings of three hundred pots of food :Made three times each and every day, :Could not match even a portion of the merit :Gained from just a single moment’s loving kindness.

:Even if it does not bring you liberation, :It will produce the eight rewards of love: :Gods and humans will care for you, :And they will offer you protection,

:You will be happy and know many joys, :No poison or weapon will do you harm, :Effortlessly, you will achieve your aims, :And you will be born in Brahma’s realm.

Notes

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Further Reading

Category of Buddhist Key Terms Category of Four Immeasurables Category of Meditation Category of Prayers and Practices

Benefits

The King of Samadhi Sutra says:

:Even an offering throughout billions of realms, :Consisting of gifts infinite in number and variety, :Presented to great beings every day for all eternity, :Could not match the wonder of a mind of love.<ref>https://read.84000.co/translation/UT22084-055-001.html#UT22084-055-001-3381</ref>

Nagarjuna's Precious Garland (2:83–85) speaks of 'eight rewards of love':

:Offerings of three hundred pots of food :Made three times each and every day, :Could not match even a portion of the merit :Gained from just a single moment’s loving kindness.

:Even if it does not bring you liberation, :It will produce the eight rewards of love: :Gods and humans will care for you, :And they will offer you protection,

:You will be happy and know many joys, :No poison or weapon will do you harm, :Effortlessly, you will achieve your aims, :And you will be born in Brahma’s realm.

Notes

<small><references/></small>

Further Reading

Category of Buddhist Key Terms Category of Four Immeasurables Category of Meditation Category of Prayers and Practices

Benefits

The King of Samadhi Sutra says:

:Even an offering throughout billions of realms, :Consisting of gifts infinite in number and variety, :Presented to great beings every day for all eternity, :Could not match the wonder of a mind of love.<ref>https://read.84000.co/translation/UT22084-055-001.html#UT22084-055-001-3381</ref>

Nagarjuna's Precious Garland (2:83–85) speaks of 'eight rewards of love':

:Offerings of three hundred pots of food :Made three times each and every day, :Could not match even a portion of the merit :Gained from just a single moment’s loving kindness.

:Even if it does not bring you liberation, :It will produce the eight rewards of love: :Gods and humans will care for you, :And they will offer you protection,

:You will be happy and know many joys, :No poison or weapon will do you harm, :Effortlessly, you will achieve your aims, :And you will be born in Brahma’s realm.

Notes

<small><references/></small>

Further Reading

Category of Buddhist Key Terms Category of Four Immeasurables Category of Meditation Category of Prayers and Practices