Aṅguttara Nikāya
Pañcaka-Nipāta
XVII. Āghāta Vaggo

The Book of Fives

Sutta 161

Paṭhama Āghāta-Paṭivinaya Suttaṃ

Putting Down Hatred (1)

Translated from the Pāḷi
by
Michael M. Olds

 

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[1][pts][than][nymo] I Hear Tell:

Once upon a time the Lucky Man,
Savatthi-town revisiting.

There then, the Lucky Man
said this to the beggars:

"Beggars!"

And the beggars responding
"Bhadante!"
this is what he said to them:

"There are these
five ways
to completely put down hatred
if ever hatred should arise
to a beggar.

What five?

Whenever, beggars,
hatred is conceived for a person,
friendliness for this person
should be developed.

In this way
hatred for this person
should be put down.

Whenever, beggars,
hatred is conceived for a person,
sympathy for this person
should be developed.

In this way
hatred for this person
should be put down.

Whenever, beggars,
hatred is conceived for a person,
detachment
should be developed.

In this way
hatred for this person
should be put down.

Whenever, beggars,
hatred is conceived for a person,
putting them out of one's mind,
not thinking about them,
should be employed.

In this way
hatred for this person
should be put down.

Whenever, beggars,
hatred is conceived for a person,
that he is of his own making,
should be set up,
thinking:

'He is of his own making
this Old Man,
his deeds are his inheritance,
his deeds are his womb,
his deeds are his relations,
his deeds are his protection,
whatever deed he does,
bright or dim,
that will become his inheritance.'

In this way
hatred for this person
should be put down.

These are the
five ways
to completely put down hatred
if ever hatred should arise
to a beggar."