Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.220
Translators: sujato
Numbered Discourses 5.220
22. Akkosakavagga
22. Abuse
Madhurāsutta
About Madhurā
“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā madhurāyaṁ.
“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of Madhurā.
Katame pañca?
What five?
Visamā, bahurajā, caṇḍasunakhā, vāḷayakkhā, dullabhapiṇḍā.
The ground is uneven and dusty, the dogs are fierce, the native spirits are vicious, and it’s hard to get almsfood.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā madhurāyan”ti.
These are the five drawbacks of Madhurā.”
Dasamaṁ.
Akkosakavaggo dutiyo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Akkosabhaṇḍanasīlaṁ,
bahubhāṇī dve akhantiyo;
Apāsādikā dve vuttā,
aggismiṁ madhurena cāti.