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  • Itivuttaka 93
  • Tikanipāta
  • Pañcamavagga

Aggisutta

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
vuttañhetaṁ → vuttaṁ hetaṁ (bjt)
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;
dahati → rāgakkhi dhahati, C. (pts note) | macce → macco, B. C. (pts note) ratte → ratto, B. C. (pts note)
The fire of passion burns in a mortal delighting in, smitten with sensual desires;
Dosaggi pana byāpanne, nare pāṇātipātino.
vyāpanne → All MSS. except D. E. have by-; byāpanno, B. C. (pts note) pāṇātipātino → -pātine, C.; -pātane, B.; -pātike, P. Pa. (pts note)
the fire of aversion, in a malevolent person taking life;

Mohaggi pana sammūḷhe, ariyadhamme akovide;
sammūḷhe → saṁmuḷhe, M. Pa.; sammūḷho, D. E.; saṁ-, C. P. (u); samuḷho, B. (pts note) akovide → akovido, C. D. E.; -vidhe, P.; -vidho, B. (pts note)
the fire of delusion, in a bewildered person ignorant of the noble teaching.
Ete aggī ajānantā, sakkāyābhiratā pajā.
ajānantā → ajānantī (bj) | aggī → aggī, M.; the other MSS. have -i. (pts note) | ajānantā → ajānanto, P. Pa. (pts note)
Not understanding these fires, people –fond of self-identity– unreleased from Māra’s shackles,

Te vaḍḍhayanti nirayaṁ, tiracchānañca yoniyo;
vaḍḍhayanti → vaḍḍayanti, M.; vaḍayhanti (?), Pa.; vappayhanti, P.; vaḍayihanti, C. (pts note) yoniyo → yoniyā, P. Pa.; yoniso, C. (pts note)
swell the ranks of hell, the wombs of common animals, demons,
Asuraṁ pettivisayaṁ, amuttā mārabandhanā.
pettivisayaṁ → pittivisayañca (sya-all); pettivisayañca (pts) | pettivisayañca → asuraṁ (for asuranikāyaṁ?), D. E. M. P.; asure, B. Pa.; asura-, C.; pitti-, B. C. M. P. Pa.; -visayaṁ without ca, M. (pts note) mārabandhanā → māna-, B. (pts note)
the realm of the hungry ghosts.

Ye ca rattindivā yuttā, sammāsambuddhasāsane;
ca → Om. C. (pts note) | rattindivā → rattiṁ divā (pts)
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;
dosaggiṁ → -iṁ, M.; -aṁ, D. E.; the other MSS. -i. (pts note)
put out the fire of aversion with good will,
Mohaggiṁ pana paññāya, yāyaṁ nibbedhagāminī.
mohaggiṁ → -iṁ, M; all other MSS -i. (pts note) | paññāya → saññāya, C. (pts note) yāyaṁ → Om. D. E. (pts note) | nibbedhagāminī → -gāminaṁ, M. (pts note)
and the fire of delusion with the discernment leading to penetration.

Te nibbāpetvā nipakā, rattindivamatanditā;
rattindivam-atanditā → rattiṁ divā atantitā, B. (pts note)
They, the masterful, untiring by night & day, having put out [the fires],
Asesaṁ parinibbanti, asesaṁ dukkhamaccaguṁ.
dukkhamaccaguṁ → dukkhamajjhaguṁ (sya-all) | dukkham-accaguṁ → accaguṁ, M.; accagū, C.; ajjagū, B.; ajjhagā, D. E. P.; añcagā, Pa. (pts note)
having, without remainder, comprehended stress, are, without remainder, totally unbound.

Ariyaddasā vedaguno, sammadaññāya paṇḍitā;
Ariyaddasā → ariyaddasā, M. P.; ariyadusā, D. E.; ariyaddhaso, B. C.; ariyassa, Pa; also the MS. of A.(ariyatthasā ti Aa.) is corrupt here; see sutt. 95, where the same gāthā reoccurs. (pts note) | vedaguno → -guṇo, D. E. P.; gunā, B.; guṇā, C. (pts note) sammadaññāya → sammad-aññāya (pts)
They, the wise, with an attainer-of-wisdom’s noble vision, right gnosis,
Jātikkhayamabhiññāya, nāgacchanti punabbhavan”ti.
jātikkhayamabhiññāya → jātikkhayam-abhiññāya (pts) punabbhavanti → punabbhavan (pts)
directly knowing the ending of birth, come to no further becoming.

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

Catutthaṁ.

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