- Numbered Discourses 10.79 Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.79
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Grounds for Resentment Āghātavatthusutta
“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.
Navamaṁ.