0 Source: Savatthi.

1 Of the direction, O bhikkhus, where the bhikkhus dwell quarrelsome, disputatious, contentious, stabbing one another with the daggers of the mouth, even to direct my mind to this direction, O bhikkhus, is discomforting, let alone to go there. I reach this conclusion here: “Certainly, those venerables have abandoned these three dhammas. They have cultivated these three dhammas.”

2 What are the three dhammas they have abandoned? Thoughts of renunciation, thoughts of non-ill-will, thoughts of non-harming. These are the three dhammas that they have abandoned.

3 What are the three dhammas they have cultivated? Thoughts of sensual desire, thoughts of ill-will, thoughts of harming. These are the three dhammas that they have cultivated.

4 Of the direction, O bhikkhus, where the bhikkhus dwell quarrelsome, disputatious, contentious, stabbing one another with the daggers of the mouth, even to direct my mind to this direction, O bhikkhus, is discomforting, let alone to go there. I reach this conclusion here: “Certainly, those venerables have abandoned these three dhammas. They have cultivated these three dhammas.”

5 Of the direction, O bhikkhus, where the bhikkhus dwell harmonious, friendly, without quarrel, blending like milk and water, beholding each other dear, even to go to this direction, O bhikkhus, is comforting, let alone to direct my mind there. I reach this conclusion here: “Certainly, those venerables have abandoned these three dhammas. They have cultivated these three dhammas.”

6 What are the three dhammas they have abandoned? Thoughts of sensual desire, thoughts of ill-will, thoughts of harming. These are the three dhammas that they have abandoned.

7 What are the three dhammas they have cultivated? Thoughts of renunciation, thoughts of non-ill-will, thoughts of non-harming. These are the three dhammas that they have cultivated.

8 Of the direction, O bhikkhus, where the bhikkhus dwell harmonious, friendly, without quarrel, blending like milk and water, beholding each other dear, even to go to this direction, O bhikkhus, is comforting, let alone to direct my mind there. I reach this conclusion here: “Certainly, those venerables have abandoned these three dhammas. They have cultivated these three dhammas.”

0 sāvatthi nidānaṃ:

1 yassaṃ bhikkhave disāyaṃ bhikkhū bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṃ mukhasattīhi vitudantā viharanti, manasikātumpi me esā bhikkhave disā na phāsu hoti. pageva gantuṃ. niṭṭhamettha gacchāmi: "addhā te āyasmanto tayo dhamme pajahiṃsu, tayo dhamme bahulamakaṃsu. "

2 katame tayo dhamme pajahiṃsu: nekkhammavitakkaṃ, avyāpādavitakkaṃ, avihiṃsāvitakkaṃ. ime tayo dhamme pajahiṃsu.

3 katame tayo dhamme bahulamakaṃsu: kāmavitakkaṃ, vyāpādavitakkaṃ, vihiṃsāvitakkaṃ. ime tayo dhamme bahulamakaṃsu.

4 yassaṃ bhikkhave disāyaṃ bhikkhū bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṃ mukhasattīhi vitudantā viharanti, manasikātumpi me esā bhikkhave disā na phāsu hoti. pageva gantuṃ. niṭṭhamettha gacchāmi: "addhā te āyasmanto ime tayo dhamme pajahiṃsu. ime tayo dhamme bahulamakaṃsu. "

5 yassaṃ bhikkhave disāyaṃ bhikkhū samaggā sammodamānā avivadamānā khīrodakībhūtā aññamaññaṃ piyacakkhūhi sampassantā viharanti. gantumpi me esā bhikkhave disā phāsu hoti. pageva manasikātuṃ. niṭṭhamettha gacchāmi: "addhā te āyasmanto tayo dhamme pajahiṃsu, tayo dhamme bahulamakaṃsu. "

6 katame tayo dhamme pajahiṃsu: kāmavitakkaṃ, vyāpādavitakkaṃ, vihiṃsāvitakkaṃ. ime tayo dhamme pajahiṃsu.

7 katame tayo dhamme bahulamakaṃsu: nekkhammavitakkaṃ, avyāpādavitakkaṃ avihiṃsāvitakkaṃ. ime tayo dhamme bahulamakaṃsu.

8 yassaṃ bhikkhave disāyaṃ bhikkhū samaggā sammodamānā avivadamānā khīrodakībhūtā aññamaññaṃ piyacakkhūhi sampassantā viharanti, gantumpi me esā bhikkhave disā phāsu hoti. pageva manasikātuṃ. niṭṭhamettha gacchāmi: "addhā te āyasmanto ime tayo dhamme pajahiṃsu, ime tayo dhamme bahulamakaṃsū"ti.