Arthaviniścayasūtram
10. Catvāro Brāhma-Vihārāḥ
(Tatra bhikṣavaḥ) katame catvāro brāhma-vihārāḥ?
Iha bhikṣavo bhikṣuḥ
- maitrī-sahagatena, cittenāvairiṇāsapatnenāvyābādhena | vipulena mahadgatenādvayenāpramāṇena subhāvitena | ekāṁ diśaṁ samādhi-mucya sphuritvā upasaṁpadya viharati | tathā dvitīyāṁ, tathā tṛtīyāṁ, tathā caturthāṁ | ityūrdhvam-adhastiryak sarvaśaḥ sarvāvantam-imaṁ lokaṁ | maitrī-sahagatena cittenāvairiṇāsapatnenāvyābādhena vipulena | mahadgatenādvayenāpramāṇena subhāvitena | ekāṁ diśaṁ samādhi-mucya sphuritvā upasaṁpadya viharati ||
- Evaṁ karuṇā-sahagatena.. ||
- muditā-sahagatena.. ||
- upekṣā-sahagatena… cittenāvairiṇāsapatnenāvyābādhena | vipulena mahadgatenādvayenāpramāṇena subhāvitena | ekāṁ diśaṁ samādhi-mucya sphuritvā upasaṁpadya viharati ||
Ime bhikṣavaś-catvāro brāhma-vihārāḥ ||