Aṇguttara Nikāya
Pañcaka Nipāta
16. Saddhamma Vaggo
The Book of the Gradual Sayings
The Book of the Fives
Chapter XVI: Saddhamma
Sutta 160
Duppaṭi-Vinodaya Suttaṃ
Hard to Make a Push Against[1]
Translated by E. M. Hare
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[1] Thus have I heard:
Once the Exalted One dwelt near Sāvatthī;
and there he addressed the monks, saying:
"Monks."
'Yes, lord,' they replied;
and the Exalted One said:
"Monks, these five surges[2] are hard to make a push against.
What five?
The passion-surge is hard to make a push against;
so too is the ill-will-surge,
the infatuation-surge,
the ostentation-surge,[3]
the surge of vagrant[4] thoughts
is hard to make a push against.
Verily, monks, these are the five surges
hard to make a push against.
[1] Dubbinodaya and duppaṭivinodaya, the causative of du-ppaṭi-vi-√nud.
[2] 'Surge' is free for uppanna; 'uprisen thing.'
[3] Paṭibhāna. Comy. kalhetu-kamyatā vuccati.
[4] Gamika-cittaṃ. Comy. is silent.
