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Restlessness

Uddhaccasutta

Antidotes for restlessness, lack of restraint, and heedlessness.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.116Numbered Discourses 6.116
  • 0.211. Tikavagga11. Triads

0.3UddhaccasuttaRestlessness

1.1“Tayome, bhikkhave, dhammā.“Mendicants, there are these three things.1.2Katame tayo?What three?1.3Uddhaccaṁ, asaṁvaro, pamādo.Restlessness, lack of restraint, and negligence.1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo dhammā.These are the three things.1.5Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā.To give up these three things you should develop three things.1.6Katame tayo?What three?1.7Uddhaccassa pahānāya samatho bhāvetabbo, asaṁvarassa pahānāya saṁvaro bhāvetabbo, pamādassa pahānāya appamādo bhāvetabbo.You should develop serenity to give up restlessness, restraint to give up lack of restraint, and diligence to give up negligence.1.8Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya ime tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.These are the three things you should develop to give up those three things.”

1.9Dasamaṁ.

1.10Tikavaggo ekādasamo.

2.0Tassuddānaṁ

2.1Rāgaduccaritavitakka,2.2Saññā dhātūti vuccati;2.3Assādaaratituṭṭhi,2.4Duve ca uddhaccena vaggoti.