Metta Sutta

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The Karaniya Metta Sutta (often referred to simply as the Metta Sutta) is a Buddhist scripture found in the Sutta Nipata. Written in verse form, the Metta Sutta extols the practice of the Buddhist virtue of metta, or unconditional love and kindness. The Metta Sutta contains a number of recollections or recitations that promote the development of metta. The sutra is often used in the practice of metta meditation. It is often recited as part of religious services in the Theravada tradition. Cultivating metta through the recitation of the metta sutta is sometimes believed to have apotropaic powers within the Theravada tradition.^{[citation needed]}

It has been reported that Buddhist monks chanted "Metta Sutta" as part of their demonstration in September and October 2007 against the military in Burma.^[1]

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• Translations of the Karaniya Metta Sutta
• Karaniya Metta Sutta read aloud (talking book) by Thanissaro Bhikkhu