The turbulent mind, Beggars,
causes the appearance of fear and trembling
if not present in the here and now,
or, if present in the here and now,
it's growth and increase.
—AN I:14
Uddhacca-Kukkucca
Fear and Trembling, Flurry and Worry
References:
Sangiti Suttanta in Pāḷi[DN 33]
Sangiti Suttanta in Pāḷi
PTS: Dialogs of the Buddha III, #33: The Recital, T.W. and C.A.F. Rhys Davids, trans., pp201
WP: The Long Discourses of the Buddha, #33: The Chanting Together, M. Walshe, trans., pp479
PTS: The Middle Length Sayings, I: 33: Applications of Mindfulness, horner, trans., pp77
[AN 10.99]
PTS: Woodward, The Book of the Gradual Sayings, V: The Book of the Tens, VII, pp145
The Pāḷi Line: High Getting High
and The Great Master's Satisfaction Pastures
ATI: The Five Mental Hindrances and their Conquest
ATI: Frames of Reference
Bhante Punnaji, Awakening Meditation, Puremind Press, pp 7-9
Glossology: Nivarana, The Hindrances
Bhante Punnaji, Awakening Meditation, Puremind Press, pp 7-9
| Pāḷi | MO | Hare | Horner | Punnaji | Bodhi | Nanamoli | Rhys Davids | (Mrs)Rhys Davids | Thanissaro | Walshe | Woodward | Nyanaponika Thera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| uddhacca-kukkucca | fear and trembling | Flurry and Worry | restlessness and worry | Anxiety and worry | restlessness and remorse | restlessness and remorse | excitement and worry | excitement and worry | Restlessness and Anxiety | worry-and-flurry | distraction-and-flurry | Restlessness and Remorse |
Pāḷi Text Society
Pāḷi English Dictionary
Edited by T. W. Rhys Davids and William Stede
[EDITED ENTRY]
Uddhacca: over-balancing, agitation, excitement, distraction, flurry (see on meaning Dialogues I.82 A I.256, 282; III.375, 421, 449; IV.87; V.142, 145, 148; D III.234; S V.277 sq.. Together with kukkucca "flurry or worry" u. is enumd. as the 4th of the 5 nīvaraṇa's and as the 9th of the 10 saṅyojana's (q. v.), e. g. at D I.71,
Kukkucca 1. bad doing, misconduct, bad character.; -- In its literal sense it is bad behaviour with hands and feet (hattha-pada-) J I.119. -- 2. remorse, scruple, worry. In this sense often with vippaṭissāra; and in conn. w. uddhacca it is the fourth of the five nīvaraṇas Vin I.49; IV.70; D I.246; S I.99; M I.437; A I.134....
