[575] There is the liberation of mind (cetovimutti) through loving-kindness (mettā) that pervades without specification (anodhiso pharaṇā); there is the liberation of mind through loving-kindness that pervades with specification (odhiso pharaṇā); there is the liberation of mind through loving-kindness that pervades the directions (disā pharaṇā). In how many modes does the liberation of mind through loving-kindness pervade without specification? In how many modes does the liberation of mind through loving-kindness pervade with specification? In how many modes does the liberation of mind through loving-kindness pervade the directions? The liberation of mind through loving-kindness pervades without specification in five modes; the liberation of mind through loving-kindness pervades with specification in seven modes; the liberation of mind through loving-kindness pervades the directions in ten modes.
In what five modes does the liberation of mind through loving-kindness pervade without specification? "May all beings be free from enmity, free from affliction, free from distress, and may they maintain themselves in happiness. May all breathing things … may all creatures, all persons, all who are included in individual existence be free from enmity, free from affliction, free from distress, and may they maintain themselves in happiness." In these five modes the liberation of mind through loving-kindness pervades without specification.
In what seven modes does the liberation of mind through loving-kindness pervade with specification? "May all women be free from enmity, free from affliction, free from distress, and may they maintain themselves in happiness. May all men … may all noble ones, all who are not noble ones, all devas, all humans, all beings fallen into states of loss be free from enmity, free from affliction, free from distress, and may they maintain themselves in happiness." In these seven modes the liberation of mind through loving-kindness pervades with specification.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.