DN 21: Let's keep it platonic. Does B. Sujato know the difference between lust (kāma) and friendliness (metta)?
Because he translates both of these terms as 'love': lust (kāma) and friendliness (metta). https://suttacentral.net/dn21/en/sujato In the verse section of DN 21, the Gandhaba (Fairy god being) was praising the Buddha, Dharma, and his love interest. Sakko ce me varaṃ dajjā, If Sakka were to grant me just one wish, tāvatiṃsānamissaro; as Lord of the holy Thirty-Three, Tāhaṃ bhadde vareyyāhe, my darling, you’re the only one I’d wish for, evaṃ kāmo daḷho mama. so strong is the love for you from me. elsewhere in the verse: Sakyaputtova jhānena, Absorbed, the Sakyan meditates (does jhana), ekodi nipako sato; at one, self-controlled, and just mindful, Amataṃ muni jigīsāno, the sage aims right at the deathless state— tamahaṃ sūriyavacchase. like me, oh my Sunshine, aiming for you! Yathāpi muni nandeyya, And just like the sage would