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Lokasutta

World The World

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
At Sāvatthī.

Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho rājā pasenadi kosalo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Sitting to one side, King Pasenadi of Kosala said to the Blessed One:
Seated to one side, King Pasenadi said to the Buddha,

“kati nu kho, bhante, lokassa dhammā uppajjamānā uppajjanti ahitāya dukkhāya aphāsuvihārāyā”ti?
“Venerable sir, how many things are there in the world which, when they arise, arise for one’s harm, suffering, and discomfort?”
“Sir, how many things arise in the world for its harm, suffering, and discomfort?”

“Tayo kho, mahārāja, lokassa dhammā uppajjamānā uppajjanti ahitāya dukkhāya aphāsuvihārāya.
“There are, great king, three things in the world which, when they arise, arise for one’s harm, suffering, and discomfort.
“Great king, three things arise in the world for its harm, suffering, and discomfort.

Katame tayo?
What are the three?
What three?

Lobho kho, mahārāja, lokassa dhammo, uppajjamāno uppajjati ahitāya dukkhāya aphāsuvihārāya.
Greed, hatred, and delusion.
Greed,

Doso kho, mahārāja, lokassa dhammo, uppajjamāno uppajjati ahitāya dukkhāya aphāsuvihārāya.
hate,

Moho kho, mahārāja, lokassa dhammo, uppajjamāno uppajjati ahitāya dukkhāya aphāsuvihārāya.
and delusion.

Ime kho, mahārāja, tayo lokassa dhammā uppajjamānā uppajjanti ahitāya dukkhāya aphāsuvihārāyā”ti.
These are the three things in the world which, when they arise, arise for one’s harm, suffering, and discomfort.
These three things arise in the world for its harm, suffering, and discomfort.”

Idamavoca …pe…
That is what the Buddha said. …

“Lobho doso ca moho ca,
“Greed, hatred, and delusion,
“When greed, hate, and delusion,

purisaṁ pāpacetasaṁ;
[for] the person of evil mind
have arisen inside oneself,

Hiṁsanti attasambhūtā,
Injure [him], Arisen from within oneself,
they harm a person of wicked heart,

tacasāraṁva samphalan”ti.
As its own fruit destroys the reed. ”
as a reed is destroyed by its own fruit.”