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Fire · Aggisutta

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This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

“Mendicants, there are these three fires. What three? The fires of greed, hate, and delusion. These are the three fires.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

“Tayome, bhikkhave, aggī. Katame tayo? Rāgaggi, dosaggi, mohaggi— ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo aggī”ti. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

“The fire of greed burns a mortal, lustful, infatuated by sensual pleasures; while, fallen in the fire of hate, a person kills living creatures;

“Rāgaggi dahati macce, ratte kāmesu mucchite; Dosaggi pana byāpanne, nare pāṇātipātino.

and, bewildered by the fire of delusion, they miss the teaching of the noble ones. Not recognizing these three fires, people are caught up in substantial reality.

Mohaggi pana sammūḷhe, ariyadhamme akovide; Ete aggī ajānantā, sakkāyābhiratā pajā.

They fill the ranks of hell, of birth as an animal, or of titans and ghosts, not freed from Māra’s bonds.

Te vaḍḍhayanti nirayaṁ, tiracchānañca yoniyo; Asuraṁ pettivisayaṁ, amuttā mārabandhanā.

But as to those committed day and night to the teaching of the Buddha: they extinguish the fire of greed, always perceiving ugliness;

Ye ca rattindivā yuttā, sammāsambuddhasāsane; Te nibbāpenti rāgaggiṁ, niccaṁ asubhasaññino.

while those supreme men extinguish the fire of hate with love; and the fire of delusion with the wisdom that leads to penetration.

Dosaggiṁ pana mettāya, nibbāpenti naruttamā; Mohaggiṁ pana paññāya, yāyaṁ nibbedhagāminī.

Having extinguished these fires, alert, tireless all day and night, they become fully extinguished, completely transcending suffering.

Te nibbāpetvā nipakā, rattindivamatanditā; Asesaṁ parinibbanti, asesaṁ dukkhamaccaguṁ.

Seers of the noble truths, knowledge masters, the astute, understanding rightly, directly know the ending of rebirth, they come not back to future lives.”

Ariyaddasā vedaguno, sammadaññāya paṇḍitā; Jātikkhayamabhiññāya, nāgacchanti punabbhavan”ti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti. Catutthaṁ.

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