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Itivuttaka 88

Antarāmalasutta

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

these three“Tayome, mendicantsbhikkhave, inner stainsantarāmalā inner foesantarāamittā inner enemiesantarāsapattā inner killersantarāvadhakā inner adversariesantarāpaccatthikā.
whichKatame three?tayo?
greedLobho, mendicantsbhikkhave, an inner stainantarāmalo an inner foeantarāamitto an inner enemyantarāsapatto an inner killerantarāvadhako an inner adversaryantarāpaccatthiko.
hateDoso, mendicantsbhikkhave, an inner stainantarāmalo an inner foeantarāamitto an inner enemyantarāsapatto an inner killerantarāvadhako an inner adversaryantarāpaccatthiko.
delusionMoho, mendicantsbhikkhave, an inner stainantarāmalo an inner foeantarāamitto an inner enemyantarāsapatto an inner killerantarāvadhako an inner adversaryantarāpaccatthiko.
theseIme indeedkho, mendicantsbhikkhave, threetayo inner stainsantarāmalā inner foesantarāamittā inner enemiesantarāsapattā inner killersantarāvadhakā inner adversariesantarāpaccatthikā”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ the Buddhabhagavā spokeavoca.
on this it isTatthetaṁ thusiti saidvuccati:

creator of harm“Anatthajanano greedlobho,
greedlobho upsetting the mindcittappakopano;
danger from withinBhayamantarato arisenjātaṁ,
thattaṁ personjano does not understandnāvabujjhati.

a greedy personLuddho the goodatthaṁ notna knowsjānāti,
a greedy personluddho the truthdhammaṁ notna seespassati;
blind darknessAndhatamaṁ thentadā ishoti,
whenyaṁ greedlobho besetssahate a personnaraṁ.

who/whateverYo andca greedlobhaṁ having given uppahantvāna,
in things provoking greedlobhaneyye notna is greedylubbhati;
greedLobho is abandonedpahīyate from themtamhā,
like a water-dropudabindūva from a lotus-leafpokkharā.

harm-creatingAnatthajanano hatedoso,
hatedoso mind-upsettingcittappakopano;
danger from withinBhayamantarato arisenjātaṁ,
thattaṁ personjano does not recognizenāvabujjhati.

hostile oneDuṭṭho the goodatthaṁ notna knowsjānāti,
hostile oneduṭṭho the truthdhammaṁ notna seespassati;
blind darknessAndhatamaṁ thentadā ishoti,
whenyaṁ hatedoso besetssahate a personnaraṁ.

whoYo andca hatedosaṁ having given uppahantvāna,
on occasions for hatedosaneyye notna gets angrydussati;
hateDoso falls offpahīyate from themtamhā,
like a ripe palmyra fruittālapakkaṁva from its stembandhanā.

creating harmAnatthajanano delusionmoho,
delusionmoho upsetting the mindcittappakopano;
danger from withinBhayamantarato arisenjātaṁ,
thattaṁ personjano doesn't recognizenāvabujjhati.

deludedMūḷho the goodatthaṁ notna knowsjānāti,
deludedmūḷho the truthdhammaṁ notna seespassati;
blind darknessAndhatamaṁ thentadā ishoti,
whenyaṁ delusionmoho besetssahate a personnaraṁ.

whoYo andca delusionmohaṁ having given uppahantvāna,
when provokedmohaneyye notna get deludedmuyhati;
delusionMohaṁ banishvihanti theyso allsabbaṁ,
as the rising sunādiccovudayaṁ darktaman”ti.

this tooAyampi matterattho spokenvutto by the Blessed Onebhagavatā, thusiti by meme heard—quotation markersutanti.
ninthNavamaṁ.

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