where does the karaniya metta sutta come from
The sutta's place in the Pali canon. The Metta Sutta (or Karaniya Metta Sutta) is found in the Sutta Nipata, a verse collection that includes both some of the oldest and some of the most popular of the Buddhaâs poetry.What we call âthe Metta Suttaâ runs for ten stanzas of the Sutta Nipata, from verse 143 to verse 152.The Metta Sutta is also included in the Khuddakapatha, an anthology of core popular teachings. Both these texts are in the fifth and miscellaneous section of the Sutta collection of the Tipitaka, the Khuddaka Nikaya.he Metta Sutta is also included in the Khuddakapatha, an anthology of core popular teachings. Both these texts are in the fifth and miscellaneous section of the Sutta collection of the Tipitaka, the Khuddaka Nikaya.