Makkhapariññāsutta

Itivuttaka 13

So It Was Said 13

Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two

Makkhapariññāsutta

Complete Understanding of Disdain

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

“Makkhaṁ, bhikkhave, anabhijānaṁ aparijānaṁ tattha cittaṁ avirājayaṁ appajahaṁ abhabbo dukkhakkhayāya.

“Mendicants, without directly knowing and completely understanding disdain, without dispassion for it and giving it up, you can’t end suffering.

Makkhañca kho, bhikkhave, abhijānaṁ parijānaṁ tattha cittaṁ virājayaṁ pajahaṁ bhabbo dukkhakkhayāyā”ti.

By directly knowing and completely understanding disdain, having dispassion for it and giving it up, you can end suffering.”

Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.

The Buddha spoke this matter.

Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

On this it is said:

“Yena makkhena makkhāse,

“When overcome by disdain

sattā gacchanti duggatiṁ;

beings go to a bad place.

Taṁ makkhaṁ sammadaññāya,

Having rightly understood that disdain,

pajahanti vipassino;

the discerning give it up.

Pahāya na punāyanti,

Once they’ve given it up,

imaṁ lokaṁ kudācanan”ti.

they never return to this world.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

Tatiyaṁ.