Bhikkhūnaṃ pātova uṭṭhāya sarīrapaṭijagganaṃ cetiyaṅgaṇavattādīni ca katvā vivittāsane nisīditvā "imasmiṃ vihāre bhikkhū sukhī hontu, averā abyāpajjhā"ti cintanaṃ mettaṃ manokammaṃ nāma. Gihīnaṃ "ayyā sukhī hontu, averā abyāpajjhā"ti cintanaṃ mettaṃ manokammaṃ nāma.

Āvi ceva raho cāti sammukhā ca parammukhā ca. Tattha navakānaṃ cīvarakammādīsu sahāyabhāvūpagamanaṃ sammukhā mettaṃ kāyakammaṃ nāma. Therānaṃ pana pādadhovanavandana- vījanadānādibhedaṃpi sabbaṃ sāmīcikammaṃ sammukhā mettaṃ kāyakammaṃ nāma. Ubhayehipi dunnikkhittānaṃ dārubhaṇḍādīnaṃ tesu avamaññaṃ akatvā attanā dunnikkhittānaṃ viya paṭisāmanaṃ parammukhā mettaṃ kāyakammaṃ nāma. Devatthero tissattheroti evaṃ paggayha vacanaṃ sammukhā mettaṃ vacīkammaṃ nāma. Vihāre asantaṃ pana paṭipucchantassa kuhiṃ amhākaṃ devatthero, amhākaṃ tissatthero kadā nu kho āgamissatīti evaṃ mamāyanavacanaṃ parammukhā mettaṃ vacīkammaṃ nāma. Mettāsinehasiniddhāni pana nayanāni ummiletvā supasannena mukhena olokanaṃ sammukhā mettaṃ manokammaṃ nāma. Devatthero tissatthero arogo hotu appābādhoti samannāharaṇaṃ parammukhā mettaṃ manokammaṃ nāma.

Lābhāti cīvarādayo laddhappaccayā. Dhammikāti kuhanādibhedaṃ micchājīvaṃ vajjetvā dhammena samena bhikkhācariyavattena uppannā. Antamaso pattapariyāpannamattampīti pacchimakoṭiyā patte pariyāpannaṃ pattassa antogataṃ dvattikaṭacchubhikkhāmattaṃpi. Appaṭivibhattabhogīti ettha dve paṭivibhattāni nāma āmisapaṭivibhattaṃ puggala- paṭivibhattaṃ ca. Tattha "ettakaṃ dassāmi, ettakaṃ na dassāmī"ti evaṃ cittena vibhajanaṃ āmisapaṭivibhattaṃ nāma. "asukassa dassāmi, asukassa na dassāmī"ti evaṃ cittena

Tadubhayaṃpi akatvā yo appaṭivibhattaṃ bhuñjati, ayaṃ appaṭivibhattabhogī nāma.