The Buddha teaches a repeated formula on eight things that should be developed for insight into and the complete ending of hate, delusion, anger, and other unwholesome qualities in this grouped discourse.
PTS 4.349–4.350“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 …pe… ime aṭṭha dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.
Rāgapeyyālaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.
Aṭṭhakanipātapāḷi niṭṭhitā.
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 …pe…
letting go of negligence
ime aṭṭha dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.
these eight things should be developed.”
Rāgapeyyālaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.
Aṭṭhakanipātapāḷi niṭṭhitā.
The Book of the Eights is finished.
Last updated on September 10, 2026