The Buddha presents abbreviated pairs contrasting anger, disdain, jealousy, deceit, and lack of conscience with their wholesome opposites, showing how these qualities lead to suffering or happiness, decline or progress, and lower or higher rebirth.

AN 2.180-229 The Chapter of Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Anger

180–184

“Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Kodho ca upanāho camakkho ca paḷāso caissā ca macchariyañcamāyā ca sāṭheyyañcaahirikañca anottappañca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

185–189

“Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame dve? Akkodho ca anupanāho caamakkho ca apaḷāso caanissā ca amacchariyañcaamāyā ca asāṭheyyañcahirī ca ottappañca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

190–194

“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato dukkhaṁ viharati. Katamehi dvīhi? Kodhena ca upanāhena camakkhena ca paḷāsena caissāya ca macchariyena camāyāya ca sāṭheyyena caahirikena ca anottappena ca. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato dukkhaṁ viharati”.

195–199

“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato sukhaṁ viharati. Katamehi dvīhi? Akkodhena ca anupanāhena caamakkhena ca apaḷāsena caanissāya ca amacchariyena caamāyāya ca asāṭheyyena cahiriyā ca ottappena ca. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato sukhaṁ viharati”.

200–204

“Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti. Katame dve? Kodho ca upanāho camakkho ca paḷāso caissā ca macchariyañcamāyā ca sāṭheyyañcaahirikañca anottappañca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti”.

205–209

“Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti. Katame dve? Akkodho ca anupanāho caamakkho ca apaḷāso caanissā ca amacchariyañcaamāyā ca asāṭheyyañcahirī ca ottappañca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti”.

210–214

“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye. Katamehi dvīhi? Kodhena ca upanāhena camakkhena ca paḷāsena caissāya ca macchariyena camāyāya ca sāṭheyyena caahirikena ca anottappena ca. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye”.

215–219

“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge. Katamehi dvīhi? Akkodhena ca anupanāhena caamakkhena ca apaḷāsena caanissāya ca amacchariyena caamāyāya ca asāṭheyyena cahiriyā ca ottappena ca. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”.

220–224

“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato idhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati. Katamehi dvīhi? Kodhena ca upanāhena camakkhena ca paḷāsena caissāya ca macchariyena camāyāya ca sāṭheyyena caahirikena ca anottappena ca. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato idhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati”.

225–229

“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato idhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati. Katamehi dvīhi? Akkodhena ca anupanāhena caamakkhena ca apaḷāsena caanissāya ca amacchariyena caamāyāya ca asāṭheyyena cahiriyā ca ottappena ca. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato idhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati”.

Kodhapeyyālaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

2.180–184

“Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā.

“There are these two things.

Katame dve?

What two?

Kodho ca upanāho camakkho ca paḷāso caissā ca macchariyañcamāyā ca sāṭheyyañcaahirikañca anottappañca.

Anger and acrimony … disdain and contempt … jealousy and stinginess … deceit and deviousness … lack of conscience and prudence.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

These are the two things.”

2.185–189

“Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā.

“There are these two things.

Katame dve?

What two?

Akkodho ca anupanāho caamakkho ca apaḷāso caanissā ca amacchariyañcaamāyā ca asāṭheyyañcahirī ca ottappañca.

Freedom from anger and acrimony … freedom from disdain and contempt … freedom from jealousy and stinginess … freedom from deceit and deviousness … conscience and prudence.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā”.

These are the two things.”

2.190–194

“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato dukkhaṁ viharati.

“Anyone who has two things lives in suffering.

Katamehi dvīhi?

What two?

Kodhena ca upanāhena camakkhena ca paḷāsena caissāya ca macchariyena camāyāya ca sāṭheyyena caahirikena ca anottappena ca.

Anger and acrimony … disdain and contempt … jealousy and stinginess … deceit and deviousness … lack of conscience and prudence.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato dukkhaṁ viharati”.

Anyone who has these two things lives in suffering.”

2.195–199

“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato sukhaṁ viharati.

“Anyone who has these two things lives happily.

Katamehi dvīhi?

What two?

Akkodhena ca anupanāhena caamakkhena ca apaḷāsena caanissāya ca amacchariyena caamāyāya ca asāṭheyyena cahiriyā ca ottappena ca.

Freedom from anger and acrimony … freedom from disdain and contempt … freedom from jealousy and stinginess … freedom from deceit and deviousness … conscience and prudence.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato sukhaṁ viharati”.

Anyone who has these two things lives happily.”

2.200–204

“Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti.

“These two things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.

Katame dve?

What two?

Kodho ca upanāho camakkho ca paḷāso caissā ca macchariyañcamāyā ca sāṭheyyañcaahirikañca anottappañca.

Anger and acrimony … disdain and contempt … jealousy and stinginess … deceit and deviousness … lack of conscience and prudence.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno parihānāya saṁvattanti”.

These two things lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.”

2.205–209

“Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti.

“These two things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.

Katame dve?

What two?

Akkodho ca anupanāho caamakkho ca apaḷāso caanissā ca amacchariyañcaamāyā ca asāṭheyyañcahirī ca ottappañca.

Freedom from anger and acrimony … freedom from disdain and contempt … freedom from jealousy and stinginess … freedom from deceit and deviousness … conscience and prudence.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā sekhassa bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti”.

These two things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant trainee.”

2.210–214

“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye.

“Anyone who has two things is placed in hell as if delivered there.

Katamehi dvīhi?

What two?

Kodhena ca upanāhena camakkhena ca paḷāsena caissāya ca macchariyena camāyāya ca sāṭheyyena caahirikena ca anottappena ca.

Anger and acrimony … disdain and contempt … jealousy and stinginess … deceit and deviousness … lack of conscience and prudence.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye”.

Anyone who has these two things is placed in hell as if delivered there.”

2.215–219

“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge.

“Anyone who has two things is placed in heaven as if delivered there.

Katamehi dvīhi?

What two?

Akkodhena ca anupanāhena caamakkhena ca apaḷāsena caanissāya ca amacchariyena caamāyāya ca asāṭheyyena cahiriyā ca ottappena ca.

Freedom from anger and acrimony … freedom from disdain and contempt … freedom from jealousy and stinginess … freedom from deceit and deviousness … conscience and prudence.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge”.

Anyone who has these two things is placed in heaven as if delivered there.”

2.220–224

“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato idhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati.

“When they have two things, some people, when their body breaks up, after death, are reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.

Katamehi dvīhi?

What two?

Kodhena ca upanāhena camakkhena ca paḷāsena caissāya ca macchariyena camāyāya ca sāṭheyyena caahirikena ca anottappena ca.

Anger and acrimony … disdain and contempt … jealousy and stinginess … deceit and deviousness … lack of conscience and prudence.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato idhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati”.

When they have two things, some people, when their body breaks up, after death, are reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.”

2.225–229

“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato idhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati.

“When they have two things, some people—when their body breaks up, after death—are reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.

Katamehi dvīhi?

What two?

Akkodhena ca anupanāhena caamakkhena ca apaḷāsena caanissāya ca amacchariyena caamāyāya ca asāṭheyyena cahiriyā ca ottappena ca.

Freedom from anger and acrimony … freedom from disdain and contempt … freedom from jealousy and stinginess … freedom from deceit and deviousness … conscience and prudence.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato idhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati”.

When they have these two things, some people—when their body breaks up, after death—are reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.”

Kodhapeyyālaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

Qualities:

Anger

Anger

A burning surge of aversion that erupts against people or situations, scorching clarity and kindness. It distorts perception and drives speech and action toward harm.

Also known as: rage, wrath, fury, indignation
Pāli: kodha, kopa
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Conscience

Conscience

An inner moral sensitivity that shrinks from wrongdoing out of self-respect and personal integrity. It is the voice within that knows what is beneath one's dignity, guarding conduct through an inward standard of honor.

Also known as: with sense of right and wrong, sense of shame, modesty, (comm) originating from inside
Pāli: hirī
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Fear of wrongdoing

Fear of wrongdoing

A wholesome dread of misconduct that considers consequences and the censure of the wise. It looks outward—aware of blame, loss of reputation, and the suffering that follows unskillful action—and holds the mind back from crossing ethical boundaries.

Also known as: conscientious, moral dread, respect for others, (comm) originating from outside
Pāli: ottappa
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Ill will

Ill will

A mental quality of actively opposing or rejecting others in thought, manifesting as deliberate thoughts or intentions that oppose kindness and compassion; it fuels conflict and obstructs goodwill.

Also known as: actively opposing or rejecting others in thought, thought of malevolence towards another, hostile reflections towards another
Pāli: byāpāda
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Unwholesome

Unwholesome

Conducive to or suggestive of poor health and mental well-being.

Also known as: blameworthy, unhealthy, unskillful, unbeneficial, karmically unprofitable
Pāli: akusala
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Wholesome

Wholesome

Conducive to or suggestive of good health and mental well-being.

Also known as: blameless, skillful, beneficial, good, useful, healthy, nourishing, sustaining
Pāli: kusala
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Last updated on July 27, 2026