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# Thag 1:33 · Sopāka
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thag-1-33/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:19:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:52:08.000Z
- Description: Theragāthā · Thag 1:33. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Elder Monks, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Theragāthā, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library

Just as one would be good

to one’s dear only child,

one should be good to all creatures

everywhere.[1](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Thag/thag1%5F33.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co)

Note

1\. Notice how this image differs from a similar image in [Sn 1:8](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-1-8/):

As a mother would risk her life

to protect her child, her only child,

even so should one cultivate the heart limitlessly

with regard to all beings.

Whereas the image here draws a parallel between being good to one’s child and being good to others, the image in [Sn 1:8](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-1-8/) draws a parallel between protecting one’s child and protecting one’s limitless attitude of goodwill to all beings.

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*Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. © 2014 / rev. 2017 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu — released under the [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) licence, for free distribution only. Source: [dhammatalks.org](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Thag/thag1%5F33.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) (Metta Forest Monastery).*