Fire

Translated by E. M. Hare

[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, there are these five disadvantages from fire.

What five?

[188] It is bad for the eyes;^[1]
causes ugliness;^[2]
causes weakness;
(folk-)gatherings grow;
and tales of animals are told because of it.

Verily, monks, these are the five disadvantages from fire.'

^[1] Acakkhusso; see above, § 208.

^[2] Dubbaṇṇa-karaṇo.