DiscoverSNSN 45–56SN 46SN 46.62

The Buddha teaches on the seven awakening factors regarding love, guiding mendicants in cultivating factors that lead to awakening.

SN 46.62 Love

“Mettā, bhikkhave, bhāvitā …pe…”

chaṭṭhaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Mettā, bhikkhave, bhāvitā …pe…”

“Mendicants, when love is developed and cultivated it’s very fruitful and beneficial. …”

chaṭṭhaṁ.

Qualities:

Affection

Affection

☀️ bright quality

A mental quality of tender affection and fond regard, often wholesome when rooted in kindness, which inclines the mind toward warmth and care. When unguarded, it may turn toward fixation upon what is 'dear,' leading the mind to attachment and the grief that follows separation from what has been clung to as 'dear'.

Also known as: fondness, love, tender regard
Pāli: pema
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Wholesome

Wholesome

☀️ bright quality

Conducive to or suggestive of good health and mental well-being.

Also known as: blameless, skillful, beneficial, good, useful, healthy, nourishing, sustaining
Pāli: kusala
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Last updated on July 27, 2026

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