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About Madhurā

Madhurāsutta

Five drawbacks of the city of Madhura.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.220Numbered Discourses 5.220
  • 0.222. Akkosakavagga22. Abuse

0.3MadhurāsuttaAbout Madhurā

1.1“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā madhurāyaṁ.“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of Madhurā.1.2Katame pañca?What five?1.3Visamā, bahurajā, caṇḍasunakhā, vāḷayakkhā, dullabhapiṇḍā.The ground is uneven and dusty, the hounds are fierce, the native spirits are vicious, and it’s hard to get almsfood.1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā madhurāyan”ti.These are the five drawbacks of Madhurā.”

1.5Dasamaṁ.

1.6Akkosakavaggo dutiyo.

2.0Tassuddānaṁ

2.1PTS 3.257Akkosabhaṇḍanasīlaṁ,2.2bahubhāṇī dve akhantiyo;2.3Apāsādikā dve vuttā,2.4aggismiṁ madhurena cāti.