Aṇguttara Nikāya
VIII. Navaka Nipāta
III. Satt'Āvāsa Vagga
The Book of the Gradual Sayings
VIII. The Book of the Nines
Chapter III: Spheres of Beings
Sutta 29
Āghāta-Vatthu Suttaṃ
Strife (a)
Translated from the Pali by E.M. Hare.
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[1] Thus have I heard:
Once the Exalted One was dwelling near Savatthī, at Jeta Grove, in Anāthapiṇḍika's Park
there the Exalted One said this to the Monks:
"Monks, there are these nine bases of strife.[1]
What nine?
(The thought):
'He has done me harm' - stirs up[2] strife;
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so also the thoughts:
'He is doing me harm;'
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'he will do me harm;'
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'he has done harm to a dear and loved one of mine;'
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'he is doing harm to such an one;'
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'he will do harm to him;'
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'he has done good to one who is not dear or loved by me;'
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'he is doing good to such an one;'
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'he will do good to him.'
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These, monks, are the nine bases of strife."
[1] Cf. D. iii, 262, 289; A. v, 150.
[2] Bandhati, cf. to baste (in its double meaning). Comy. glosses: karoti, uppādeti.