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Māghasuttaṃ
84.
Sāvatthinidānaṃ.
Atha kho māgho devaputto abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami;
upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi.
Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho māgho devaputto bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi -
‘‘Kiṃsu chetvā sukhaṃ seti, kiṃsu chetvā na socati;
Kissassu ekadhammassa, vadhaṃ rocesi gotamā’’ti.
‘‘Kodhaṃ chetvā sukhaṃ seti, kodhaṃ chetvā na socati;
Kodhassa visamūlassa, madhuraggassa vatrabhū;
Vadhaṃ ariyā pasaṃsanti, tañhi chetvā na socatī’’ti.