Aggisutta
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard:
“Tayome, bhikkhave, aggī.“Monks, there are these three fires. Katame tayo?Which three? Rāgaggi, dosaggi, mohaggi—The fire of passion, the fire of aversion, the fire of delusion. ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo aggī”ti.These are the three fires.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
“Rāgaggi dahati macce, ratte kāmesu mucchite;The fire of passion burns in a mortal delighting in, smitten with sensual desires; Dosaggi pana byāpanne, nare pāṇātipātino.the fire of aversion, in a malevolent person taking life;
Mohaggi pana sammūḷhe, ariyadhamme akovide;the fire of delusion, in a bewildered person ignorant of the noble teaching. Ete aggī ajānantā, sakkāyābhiratā pajā.Not understanding these fires, people –fond of self-identity– unreleased from Māra’s shackles,
Te vaḍḍhayanti nirayaṁ, tiracchānañca yoniyo;swell the ranks of hell, the wombs of common animals, demons, Asuraṁ pettivisayaṁ, amuttā mārabandhanā.the realm of the hungry ghosts.
Ye ca rattindivā yuttā, sammāsambuddhasāsane;While those who, day & night, are devoted to the message of the rightly self-awakened, Te nibbāpenti rāgaggiṁ, niccaṁ asubhasaññino.put out the fire of passion, constantly perceiving the foul. They, superlative people,
Dosaggiṁ pana mettāya, nibbāpenti naruttamā;put out the fire of aversion with good will, Mohaggiṁ pana paññāya, yāyaṁ nibbedhagāminī.and the fire of delusion with the discernment leading to penetration.
Te nibbāpetvā nipakā, rattindivamatanditā;They, the masterful, untiring by night & day, having put out [the fires], Asesaṁ parinibbanti, asesaṁ dukkhamaccaguṁ.having, without remainder, comprehended stress, are, without remainder, totally unbound.
Ariyaddasā vedaguno, sammadaññāya paṇḍitā;They, the wise, with an attainer-of-wisdom’s noble vision, right gnosis, Jātikkhayamabhiññāya, nāgacchanti punabbhavan”ti.directly knowing the ending of birth, come to no further becoming.
