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Fire

Aggisutta

Five drawbacks of sitting around a fire.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.219Numbered Discourses 5.219
  • 0.222. Akkosakavagga22. Abuse

0.3AggisuttaFire

1.1“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā aggismiṁ.“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of a fire.1.2Katame pañca?What five?1.3Acakkhusso, dubbaṇṇakaraṇo, dubbalakaraṇo, saṅgaṇikāpavaḍḍhano, tiracchānakathāpavattaniko hoti.It’s bad for your eyes. It’s bad for your complexion. It makes you weak. It draws in groups. And it encourages low talk.1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā aggismin”ti.These are the five drawbacks of a fire.”

1.5Navamaṁ.