3.3.2 Ill Will Arising*

 

“Bhikkhus, these nine are the occasions for ill will to arise. Which nine?

‘He did me harm’ thinking thus, one bears ill will; ‘he is doing me harm’, one bears ill will; ‘he will do me harm’, one bears ill will;

‘He did harm to my dear and loved one’, one bears ill will; ‘he is doing harm to my dear and loved one’, one bears ill will; ‘he will do harm to my dear and loved one’, one bears ill will;

‘He did good to one who is not dear to me or loved by me’, one bears ill will; ‘he is doing good to one who is not dear to me or loved by me’, one bears ill will; ‘he will do good to one who is not dear to me or loved by me’, one bears ill will.

“These, Bhikkhus, are the nine occasions for ill will to arise.”


* Āghātavatthusuttaṃ: āghāta + vatthu + suttaṃ – hatred + grounds + suttaṃ.


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