The Buddha describes the four perils, explaining this fourfold teaching for disciples on the path.
PTS 2.121–2.122“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, bhayāni. Katamāni cattāri? Aggibhayaṁ, udakabhayaṁ, rājabhayaṁ, corabhayaṁ— Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri bhayānī”ti.
Kesivaggo dutiyo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Kesi javo patodo ca,
Nāgo ṭhānena pañcamaṁ;
Appamādo ca ārakkho,
Saṁvejanīyañca dve bhayāti.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, bhayāni.
“Mendicants, there are these four perils.
Katamāni cattāri?
What four?
Aggibhayaṁ, udakabhayaṁ, rājabhayaṁ, corabhayaṁ—
The perils of fire, water, kings, and bandits.
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri bhayānī”ti.
These are the four perils.”
Kesivaggo dutiyo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Kesi javo patodo ca,
Nāgo ṭhānena pañcamaṁ;
Appamādo ca ārakkho,
Saṁvejanīyañca dve bhayāti.
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Last updated on October 6, 2026