22. Akkosakavagga

22. Abuse

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.220

Numbered Discourses 5.220

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22. Akkosakavagga

22. Abuse

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Madhurāsutta

About Madhurā

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“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā madhurāyaṁ.

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of Madhurā.

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Katame pañca?

What five?

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Visamā, 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.

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Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā madhurāyan”ti.

These are the five drawbacks of Madhurā.”

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Dasamaṁ.

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Akkosakavaggo dutiyo.

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Tassuddānaṁ

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Akkosabhaṇḍanasīlaṁ,

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bahubhāṇī dve akhantiyo;

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Apāsādikā dve vuttā,

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aggismiṁ madhurena cāti.