With Maṇibhadda

SN 10.4 · Maṇibhaddasutta

A rounded grassy ridge curving between two misted valleys.

At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Magadhans at the Maṇimālika Shrine, the haunt of the native spirit Maṇibhadda.

Then the native spirit Maṇibhadda went up to the Buddha, and spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

“It’s always auspicious for the mindful; the mindful prosper in happiness. Each new day is better for the mindful, and they are freed from enmity.”
“It’s always auspicious for the mindful; the mindful prosper in happiness. Each new day is better for the mindful, but they’re not freed from enmity.
But someone whose mind delights in harmlessness, all day and all night, with love for all living creatures—they have no enmity for anyone.”

Connections

Collection & context

Saṃyutta NikāyaThe collection containing this text
The Pāli canonCanonical collection in which this edition is preserved
Theravāda traditionsTransmission and study context
The early Buddhist communityHistorical and traditional setting

Books

The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Saṃyutta NikāyaBhikkhu Bodhi; Bhikkhu Bodhi (translator) · Complete collection edition
Handful of Leaves: an Anthology from the Sutta PiṭakaEarly Buddhist discourses; Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (translator and compiler) · Included in anthology
On the Path: An Anthology on the Noble Eightfold Path drawn from the Pāli CanonṬhānissaro Bhikkhu · Referenced in this book

About this edition

Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato · SuttaCentral · CC0

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