Disdain · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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said + thisVuttañhetaṁ by the Buddhabhagavatā said + 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
back·guarantorpāṭibhogo
not·returnanāgāmitāya.
whichKatamaṁ
one·thingekadhammaṁ?
disdainMakkhaṁ,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
one·thingekadhammaṁ
give uppajahatha;
Iahaṁ
youvo
back·guarantorpāṭibhogo
not·returnanāgāmitāyā”ti.
this + matterEtamatthaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
spokeavoca.
there + thisTatthetaṁ
thusiti
is saidvuccati:
“Mendicants, give up one thing and I guarantee you non-return. What one thing? Disdain 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 disdainmakkhena
overcome by disdainmakkhāse,
beingssattā
they gogacchanti
to a bad placeduggatiṁ;
thatTaṁ
disdainmakkhaṁ
having rightly understoodsammadaññāya,
they give uppajahanti
the discerningvipassino;
having given upPahāya
notna
they returnpunāyanti,
thisimaṁ
worldlokaṁ
everkudācanan”ti.
“When overcome by disdain beings go to a bad place. Having rightly understood that disdain, 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
hear·quotation markersutanti.
fifthPañcamaṁ.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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