SN.10.4. Maṇibhaddasuttaṃ
238. Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā magadhesu viharati maṇimālike cetiye maṇibhaddassa yakkhassa bhavane. Atha kho maṇibhaddo yakkho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi–
“Satīmato sadā bhaddaṃ, satimā sukhamedhati;
Satīmato suve seyyo, verā ca parimuccatī”ti.
“Satīmato sadā bhaddaṃ, satimā sukhamedhati;
Satīmato suve seyyo, verā na parimuccati.
“Yassa sabbamahorattaṃ, ahiṃsāya rato mano;
Mettaṃ so sabbabhūtesu, veraṃ tassa na kenacī”ti.