- 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.