12. Brahmadattattheragāthā

441.

‘‘Akkodhassa kuto kodho, dantassa samajīvino;

Sammadaññā vimuttassa, upasantassa tādino.

442.

‘‘Tasseva tena pāpiyo, yo kuddhaṃ paṭikujjhati;

Kuddhaṃ appaṭikujjhanto, saṅgāmaṃ jeti dujjayaṃ.

443.

² ‘‘Ubhinnamatthaṃ carati, attano ca parassa ca;

Paraṃ saṅkupitaṃ ñatvā, yo sato upasammati.

444.

⁴ ‘‘Ubhinnaṃ tikicchantaṃ taṃ, attano ca parassa ca;

Janā maññanti bāloti, ye dhammassa akovidā.

445.

‘‘Uppajje te sace kodho, āvajja kakacūpamaṃ;

Uppajje ce rase taṇhā, puttamaṃsūpamaṃ sara.

446.

‘‘Sace dhāvati cittaṃ te, kāmesu ca bhavesu ca;

Khippaṃ niggaṇha satiyā, kiṭṭhādaṃ viya duppasu’’nti;

… Brahmadatto thero….