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iti13:0.1So It Was Said 13

iti13:0.2The Book of the Ones

iti13:0.3Chapter Two

iti13:0.4Complete Understanding of Disdain

iti13:1.1This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

iti13:2.1“Mendicants, without directly knowing and completely understanding disdain, without dispassion for it and giving it up, you can’t end suffering.

iti13:2.2By directly knowing and completely understanding disdain, having dispassion for it and giving it up, you can end suffering.”

iti13:2.3The Buddha spoke this matter.

iti13:2.4On this it is said:

iti13:3.1“When overcome by disdain

iti13:3.2beings go to a bad place.

iti13:3.3Having rightly understood that disdain,

iti13:3.4the discerning give it up.

iti13:3.5Once they’ve given it up,

iti13:3.6they never return to this world.”

iti13:4.1This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

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