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Show IAST transliterationඅඞ්ගුත්තර නිකාය 5.219
Numbered Discourses 5.219
22. අක්කෝසකවග්ග
22. Abuse
අග්ගිසුත්ත
Fire
“පඤ්චිමේ, භික්ඛවේ, ආදීනවා අග්ගිස්මිං. කතමේ පඤ්ච? අචක්ඛුස්සෝ, දුබ්බණ්ණකරණෝ, දුබ්බලකරණෝ, සඞ්ගණිකාපවඩ්ඪනෝ, තිරච්ඡානකථාපවත්තනිකෝ හෝති. ඉමේ ඛෝ, භික්ඛවේ, පඤ්ච ආදීනවා අග්ගිස්මින්”ති.
“Bhikkhus, there are these five drawbacks of a fire. What five? It’s bad for your eyes. It’s bad for your complexion. It makes you weak. It draws in groups. And it encourages low talk. These are the five drawbacks of a fire.”
නවමං.
The authoritative text of the Aṅguttara Nikāya is the Pāli text. The English translation is provided as an aid to the study of the original Pāli text. [CREDITS »]
