Metta Sutta

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Mettā Sutta is a Buddhist discourse (Pali, sutta) found in the Pali Canon's Suttanipāta (Sn 1.8) and Khuddakapāṭha (Khp 9). Ten verses in length, the Mettā Sutta extols both the virtuous qualities and the meditative development of mettā (Pali), traditionally translated as loving kindness or friendliness. It is sometimes referred to as the Karaṇīyamettā Sutta after the opening word, Karaṇīyam, (This is what) should be done.