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Hard to Dispel

Duppaṭivinodayasutta

Five things that are hard to dispel once they have arisen.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.160Numbered Discourses 5.160
  • 0.216. Saddhammavagga16. The True Teaching

0.3DuppaṭivinodayasuttaHard to Dispel

1.1PTS 3.185“Pañcime, bhikkhave, uppannā duppaṭivinodayā.“Mendicants, these five things are hard to dispel once they’ve arisen.1.2Katame pañca?What five?1.3Uppanno rāgo duppaṭivinodayo, uppanno doso duppaṭivinodayo, uppanno moho duppaṭivinodayo, uppannaṁ paṭibhānaṁ duppaṭivinodayaṁ, uppannaṁ gamikacittaṁ duppaṭivinodayaṁ.Greed, hate, delusion, the feeling of being inspired to speak out, and thoughts of traveling.1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca uppannā duppaṭivinodayā”ti.These five things are hard to dispel once they’ve arisen.”

1.5Dasamaṁ.

1.6Saddhammavaggo paṭhamo.

2.0Tassuddānaṁ

2.1Tayo sammattaniyāmā,2.2tayo saddhammasammosā;2.3Dukkathā ceva sārajjaṁ,2.4udāyidubbinodayāti.