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Complete Understanding of Anger

Kodhapariññāsutta

When the mind, cleansed of passion for anger, abandons it, you are capable of putting an end to suffering.

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

  • 0.1Itivuttaka 12So It Was Said 12
  • 0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
  • 0.3DutiyavaggaChapter Two

0.4KodhapariññāsuttaComplete Understanding of Anger

1.1Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

2.1“Kodhaṁ, bhikkhave, anabhijānaṁ aparijānaṁ tattha cittaṁ avirājayaṁ appajahaṁ abhabbo dukkhakkhayāya.“Mendicants, without directly knowing and completely understanding anger, without dispassion for it and giving it up, you can’t end suffering.2.2Kodhañca kho, bhikkhave, abhijānaṁ parijānaṁ tattha cittaṁ virājayaṁ pajahaṁ bhabbo dukkhakkhayāyā”ti.By directly knowing and completely understanding anger, having dispassion for it and giving it up, you can end suffering.”

2.3Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.The Buddha spoke this matter.2.4Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:On this it is said:

3.1“Yena kodhena kuddhāse,“When overcome by anger3.2sattā gacchanti duggatiṁ;beings go to a bad place.3.3Taṁ kodhaṁ sammadaññāya,Having rightly understood that anger,3.4pajahanti vipassino;the discerning give it up.3.5Pahāya na punāyanti,Once they’ve given it up,3.6imaṁ lokaṁ kudācanan”ti.they never return to this world.”

4.1Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

4.2Dutiyaṁ.