• The Book of the Ones 5 Itivuttaka 5
  • The Book of the Ones Ekakanipāta
  • Chapter One Paį¹­hamavagga

Disdain Makkhasutta

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard. Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

ā€œMendicants, give up one thing. ā€œEkadhammaṁ, 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.ā€ ahaṁ vo pāṭibhogo anāgāmitāyÄā€ti. The Buddha spoke this matter. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. On this it is said: Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

ā€œWhen overcome by disdain ā€œYena makkhena makkhāse, beings go to a bad place. sattā gacchanti duggatiṁ; Having rightly understood that disdain, Taṁ makkhaṁ sammadaƱƱāya, the discerning give it up. pajahanti vipassino; Once they’ve given it up, Pahāya na punāyanti, they never return to this world.ā€ imaṁ lokaṁ kudācananā€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.

Pañcamaṁ.