The Buddha teaches a repeated formula on nine things that should be developed for insight into and the complete ending of hate, delusion, anger, and other unwholesome qualities in this grouped discourse.
“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 nava dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.
Rāgapeyyālaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.
Navakanipātapāḷi niṭṭhitā.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Dosassa …pe…
“For insight into 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 …
ceasing …
cāgāya …
giving away …
paṭinissaggāya …pe…
letting go of negligence …
ime nava dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.
these nine things should be developed.”
Rāgapeyyālaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.
Navakanipātapāḷi niṭṭhitā.
The Book of the Nines is finished.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026