The Buddha teaches a repeated formula on eleven things that should be developed for insight into and the complete ending of hate, delusion, anger, and other unwholesome qualities in this grouped discourse.

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“Dosassa… pe… mohassa… kodhassa… upanāhassa… makkhassa… paḷāsassa… issāya… macchariyassa… māyāya… sāṭheyyassa… thambhassa… sārambhassa… mānassa… atimānassa… madassa… pamādassa abhiññāya…pe… pariññāya… parikkhayāya… pahānāya… khayāya… vayāya… virāgāya… nirodhāya… cāgāya… paṭinissaggāya ime ekādasa dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.

Idamavoca bhagavā. Attamanā te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandunti.

Rāgapeyyālaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

Nava suttasahassāni,
bhiyyo pañcasatāni ca;
Sattapaññāsa suttantā,
aṅguttarasamāyutāti.

Ekādasakanipātapāḷi niṭṭhitā.

Aṅguttaranikāyo samatto.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Dosassa… pe…

“Of hate …

mohassa…

delusion …

kodhassa…

anger …

upanāhassa…

acrimony …

makkhassa…

disdain …

paḷāsassa…

contempt …

issāya…

jealousy …

macchariyassa…

stinginess …

māyāya…

deceitfulness …

sāṭheyyassa…

deviousness …

thambhassa…

obstinacy …

sārambhassa…

aggression …

mānassa…

conceit …

atimānassa…

arrogance …

madassa…

vanity …

pamādassa abhiññāya…pe…

for insight into negligence …

pariññāya…

complete understanding …

parikkhayāya…

complete ending …

pahānāya…

giving up …

khayāya…

ending …

vayāya…

vanishing …

virāgāya…

fading away …

nirodhāya…

cessation …

cāgāya…

giving away …

paṭinissaggāya ime ekādasa dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.

For the letting go of negligence, these eleven things should be developed.”

Idamavoca bhagavā.

That is what the Buddha said.

Attamanā te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandunti.

Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.

Rāgapeyyālaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

Nava suttasahassāni,

bhiyyo pañcasatāni ca;

Sattapaññāsa suttantā,

aṅguttarasamāyutāti.

Ekādasakanipātapāḷi niṭṭhitā.

The Book of the Elevens is finished.

Aṅguttaranikāyo samatto.

The Numbered Discourses are complete.

Topics & Qualities:

Conceit

Conceit

Self-view expressed as comparison—seeing oneself as superior, inferior, or equal; the persistent “I am” conceit (asmimāna) that underlies identification and fuels rebirth

Also known as: arrogance, egotism, pride, self-importance, tendency of self-comparison
Pāli: māna, atimāna, unnaḷa
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Ending

Ending

The complete exhaustion and ending of craving, aversion, and delusion—the three roots of suffering. It refers to both the gradual wearing away of defilements through practice and the final cessation that constitutes Nibbāna.

Also known as: cessation, exhaustion, gradual ending, wearing away
Pāli: khaya, khīṇa, nirodha
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Giving

Giving

The act of generosity, sharing, or offering to others without expecting anything in return. Giving is considered a foundational virtue in Buddhist practice, fostering selflessness and compassion.

Also known as: generosity, charity, donation, almsgiving, donating, philanthropy, providing with, gift with
Pāli: dāna
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Giving up

Giving up

The mental quality of renunciation and release from attachment. It delights in simplicity and freedom rather than in sensual pleasure. Giving up is not loss but the joyful abandoning of burden, opening the way to peace and insight.

Also known as: renunciation, relinquishment, letting go, abandonment
Pāli: nekkhamma
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Insight

Insight

Insight is deep, intuitive realization that transforms understanding and guides practice.

Also known as: having insight, with understanding, right knowledge
Pāli: ñāṇa, sammāñāṇa
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Negligence

Negligence

Dwelling with unrestrained faculties, soiled by sensory attraction. Negligence is the failure to guard the mind and to arouse heedfulness, blocking the arising of wholesome states.

Also known as: carelessness, heedlessness, inattentiveness
Pāli: pamāda
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Last updated on July 27, 2026