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iti12:0.1So It Was Said 12

iti12:0.2The Book of the Ones

iti12:0.3Chapter Two

iti12:0.4Complete Understanding of Anger

iti12:1.1This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

iti12:2.1“Mendicants, without directly knowing and completely understanding anger, without dispassion for it and giving it up, you can’t end suffering.

iti12:2.2By directly knowing and completely understanding anger, having dispassion for it and giving it up, you can end suffering.”

iti12:2.3The Buddha spoke this matter.

iti12:2.4On this it is said:

iti12:3.1“When overcome by anger

iti12:3.2beings go to a bad place.

iti12:3.3Having rightly understood that anger,

iti12:3.4the discerning give it up.

iti12:3.5Once they’ve given it up,

iti12:3.6they never return to this world.”

iti12:4.1This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

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