Complete Understanding of Anger · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“Kodhaṁ, bhikkhave, anabhijānaṁ aparijānaṁ tattha cittaṁ avirājayaṁ appajahaṁ abhabbo dukkhakkhayāya. Kodhañca kho, bhikkhave, abhijānaṁ parijānaṁ tattha cittaṁ virājayaṁ pajahaṁ bhabbo dukkhakkhayāyā”ti. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
“Mendicants, without directly knowing and completely understanding anger, without dispassion for it and giving it up, you can’t end suffering. By directly knowing and completely understanding anger, having dispassion for it and giving it up, you can end suffering.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
“Yena kodhena kuddhāse, sattā gacchanti duggatiṁ; Taṁ kodhaṁ sammadaññāya, pajahanti vipassino; Pahāya na punāyanti, imaṁ lokaṁ kudācanan”ti.
“When overcome by anger beings go to a bad place. Having rightly understood that anger, the discerning give it up. Once they’ve given it up, they never return to this world.”
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti. Dutiyaṁ.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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