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Numbered Discourses · AN 5.220

  • Numbered Discourses 5.220Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.220
  • 22. Abuse22. Akkosakavagga

About MadhurāMadhurāsutta

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of Madhurā.“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā madhurāyaṁ. What five?Katame pañca? The ground is uneven and dusty, the hounds are fierce, the native spirits are vicious, and it’s hard to get almsfood.Visamā, bahurajā, caṇḍasunakhā, vāḷayakkhā, dullabhapiṇḍā. These are the five drawbacks of Madhurā.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā madhurāyan”ti.

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