Dhātusutta
Elements
“Tayome, bhikkhave, dhammā.
“Mendicants, there are these three things.
Katame tayo?
What three?
Kāmadhātu, byāpādadhātu, vihiṁsādhātu.
The elements of sensuality, malice, and cruelty.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo dhammā.
These are the three things.
Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā.
To give up these three things you should develop three things.
Katame tayo?
What three?
Kāmadhātuyā pahānāya nekkhammadhātu bhāvetabbā, byāpādadhātuyā pahānāya abyāpādadhātu bhāvetabbā, vihiṁsādhātuyā pahānāya avihiṁsādhātu bhāvetabbā.
You should develop the element of renunciation to give up the element of sensuality, the element of good will to give up the element of malice, and the element of harmlessness to give up the element of cruelty.
Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya ime tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.
These are the three things you should develop to give up those three things.”
