Anger · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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this was saidVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said by the Perfected Onevuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
one thing“Ekadhammaṁ,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
give uppajahatha;
Iahaṁ
youvo
guarantorpāṭibhogo
for non-returnanāgāmitāya.
whatKatamaṁ
one thingekadhammaṁ?
angerKodhaṁ,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
one thingekadhammaṁ
give uppajahatha;
Iahaṁ
youvo
guarantorpāṭibhogo
for non-returnanāgāmitāyā”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
spokeavoca.
on this it is saidTatthetaṁ
thusiti
is saidvuccati:
“Mendicants, give up one thing and I guarantee you non-return. What one thing? Anger is the one thing. Give it up, and I guarantee you non-return.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
by which“Yena
by angerkodhena
overcomekuddhāse,
beingssattā
they gogacchanti
to a bad placeduggatiṁ;
thatTaṁ
angerkodhaṁ
having rightly understoodsammadaññāya,
they give uppajahanti
the discerningvipassino;
having given upPahāya
notna
they returnpunāyanti,
thisimaṁ
worldlokaṁ
everkudācanan”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.”
this tooAyampi
matterattho
spokenvutto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā,
thusiti
by meme
was heardsutanti.
fourthCatutthaṁ.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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