Madhurāsutta

Suttapiṭaka · Aṅguttaranikāya · Pañcakanipāta · Chakkanipāta · Vol. 22 · Section 220

[220] Bhikkhus, there are these five dangers (ādīnava) in Madhurā. What five? It is uneven; it is very dusty; it has fierce dogs; it has savage yakkhas; and almsfood there is hard to obtain. These, bhikkhus, are the five dangers in Madhurā. The Akkosaka Chapter, the Second. [Edition apparatus: #1 M., Yu. read akataṃ. 2 Po. reads saṅgaṇikāya bandhano. 3 Po. reads bālayakkhā; M., Yu. read vāḷayakkhā.] Its summary verse (uddāna): Abuse, quarreling, virtue, the talkative one, the two on impatience, the two spoken on the uninspiring, on fire, and with Madhurā. The Dīghacārika Chapter, the Third

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