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Numbered Discourses · AN 10.79

  • Numbered Discourses 10.79Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.79
  • 8. If You Want8. Ākaṅkhavagga

Grounds for ResentmentĀghātavatthusutta

“Mendicants, there are ten grounds for resentment.“Dasayimāni, bhikkhave, āghātavatthūni. What ten?Katamāni dasa? Thinking: ‘They did wrong to me,’ you harbor resentment.‘Anatthaṁ me acarī’ti āghātaṁ bandhati; Thinking: ‘They are doing wrong to me’ …‘anatthaṁ me caratī’ti āghātaṁ bandhati; ‘They will do wrong to me’ …‘anatthaṁ me carissatī’ti āghātaṁ bandhati; ‘They did wrong by someone I love’ …‘piyassa me manāpassa anatthaṁ acarī’ti …pe… ‘They are doing wrong by someone I love’ …‘anatthaṁ caratī’ti …pe… ‘They will do wrong by someone I love’ …‘anatthaṁ carissatī’ti āghātaṁ bandhati, ‘They helped someone I dislike’ …‘appiyassa me amanāpassa atthaṁ acarī’ti …pe… ‘They are helping someone I dislike’ …‘atthaṁ caratī’ti …pe… Thinking: ‘They will help someone I dislike,’ you harbor resentment.‘atthaṁ carissatī’ti āghātaṁ bandhati; You get angry for no reason.aṭṭhāne ca kuppati— These are the ten grounds for resentment.”imāni kho, bhikkhave, dasa āghātavatthūnī”ti.

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  1. AN 9.29 Grounds for Resentment 0.83near 0.1Numbered Discourses 9.29 3. Abodes of Sentient Beings Grounds for Resentment “Mendicants, there are nine grounds for resentment. What nine? Thinking: ‘They did wrong to me,’ you harbor resentment. Thinking: ‘They are doi…
  2. AN 10.80 Getting Rid of Resentment 0.70near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.80 8. If You Want Getting Rid of Resentment “Mendicants, there are these ten ways to get rid of resentment. What ten? Thinking: ‘They harmed me, but what can I possibly do?’ you get rid of resentme…
  3. AN 5.167 Accusation 0.57near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.167 17. Resentment Accusation There Sāriputta addressed the mendicants: “Reverends, a mendicant who wants to accuse another should first establish five things in themselves. What five? I will speak…
  4. AN 9.30 Getting Rid of Resentment 0.53near 0.1Numbered Discourses 9.30 3. Abodes of Sentient Beings Getting Rid of Resentment “Mendicants, there are these nine ways to get rid of resentment. What nine? Thinking: ‘They harmed me, but what can I possibly do?’ you get…
  5. AN 5.161 Getting Rid of Resentment (1st) 0.52near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.161 17. Resentment Getting Rid of Resentment (1st) “Mendicants, a mendicant should use these five ways to completely get rid of resentment when it has arisen toward anyone. What five? You should dev…