The Second Treatise on the Perfections – 2853
4. May all those beings who have been born and those who are still in the womb
of their mothers, without exception, be happy both physically and mentally
(
bhūtā vā sambhavesi vā anavasesā sabbe sattā bhavantu sukhitatta
).
Contemplating like this is the development of loving-kindness to those who have
been born and those still in the womb of their mothers (
bhūta-sambhavesi-duka-
bhāvanā-mettā
).
The above-mentioned four ways of the development of loving-kindness is called
loving-kindness developed after dividing beings into groups of two (
duka-
bhāvanā-mettā
).
3. Loving-kindness developed by dividing beings into groups of three (
tika-
bhāvanā-mettā
). This loving-kindness developed by dividing beings into groups
of three is of three kinds:
1. The set of three of tall, short and medium beings (
dīgha-rassa-
majjhima-tika
).
2. The set of three of large, small and medium-sized beings (
mahantāṇuka-
majjhima-tika
).
3. The set of three of fat, thin and medium beings (
thūlāṇuka-majjhima-
tika
).
1. May all those beings having long bodies, those having short bodies and those
having bodies of medium length, without exception, be happy both physically
and mentally (
dīghā vā rassā vā majjhimā vā anavasesā sabbe sattā bhavantu
sukhitattā
). Contemplating thus is the development of loving-kindness to the set
of three of tall, short and medium beings (
dīgha-rassa-majjhima-tika-bhāvanā-
mettā
).
2. May all those beings having big bodies, those having small bodies and those
having bodies of medium size, without exception, be happy both physically and
mentally (
mahantā vā aṇukā vā majjhimā vā anavasesā sabbe sattā bhavantu
sukhitattā
). Contemplating thus is the development of loving-kindness to the set
of three of large, small and medium-sized beings (
mahantāṇuka-majjhima-tika -
bhāvanā-mettā
).
3. May all those beings having fat bodies, those having thin bodies and those
having bodies of medium build, without exception, be happy both physically and
mentally (
thūlā vā aṇukā vā majjhimā vā anavasesā sabbe sattā bhavantu