- So It Was Said 5Itivuttaka 5
- The Book of the OnesEkakanipāta
- Chapter OnePaṭhamavagga
DisdainMakkhasutta
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
“Mendicants, give up one thing“Ekadhammaṁ, bhikkhave, pajahatha; and I guarantee you non-return.ahaṁ vo pāṭibhogo anāgāmitāya. What one thing?Katamaṁ ekadhammaṁ? Disdain is the one thing. Give it up,Makkhaṁ, bhikkhave, ekadhammaṁ pajahatha; and I guarantee you non-return.”ahaṁ vo pāṭibhogo anāgāmitāyā”ti.
The Buddha spoke this matter.Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. On this it is said:Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
“When overcome by disdain“Yena makkhena makkhāse, beings go to a bad place.sattā gacchanti duggatiṁ; Having rightly understood that disdain,Taṁ makkhaṁ sammadaññāya, the discerning give it up.pajahanti vipassino; Once they’ve given it up,Pahāya na punāyanti, they never return to this world.”imaṁ lokaṁ kudācanan”ti.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.