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Itivuttaka 3

Mohasutta

Delusion · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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this was saidVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said by the Perfected Onevuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:

one thing“Ekadhammaṁ, mendicantsbhikkhave, give uppajahatha;
Iahaṁ youvo guaranteepāṭibhogo non-returnanāgāmitāya.
whatKatamaṁ one thingekadhammaṁ?
delusionMohaṁ, mendicantsbhikkhave, one thingekadhammaṁ give uppajahatha;
Iahaṁ youvo guaranteepāṭibhogo non-returnanāgāmitāyā”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ the Buddhabhagavā spokeavoca.
on thisTatthetaṁ thusiti is saidvuccati:

by which“Yena by delusionmohena overcomemūḷhāse,
beingssattā gogacchanti to a bad placeduggatiṁ;
thatTaṁ delusionmohaṁ having rightly understoodsammadaññāya,
give uppajahanti the discerningvipassino;
having given upPahāya notna they returnpunāyanti,
thisimaṁ worldlokaṁ everkudācanan”ti.

this tooAyampi matterattho spokenvutto by the Blessed Onebhagavatā, thusiti by meme heard; thussutanti.
thirdTatiyaṁ.

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