Itivuttaka 5

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Adapted From the Translation by Thanissaro Bhikkhu(Geoffrey DeGraff)

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5. Makkhasuttam (Contempt)

This was said by the Lord Buddha(Bhagavata), said by the Arahant, so I have heard:

“Abandon one quality, monks, and I guarantee you non-return(no rebirth). Which one quality? Abandon contempt as the one quality, and I guarantee you non-return.”

The contempt with which beings go to a bad destination, disdainful: with equanimity knowing that contempt, those who are insightfully watchful(in meditation) (Vipassino) let go. Letting go, they never come to this world again.

NOTES:

1. Non-return: Elimination of re-birth.

2. The bad destinations: rebirth in hell, as a hungry ghost, as an angry demon, or as a common animal. As with the good destinations—rebirth as a human being, in heaven, or in the Brahma(Archangel) worlds—these states are impermanent and dependent on kamma(karma,actions).

3. Vipassino - Those who are insightfully vigilant (with equanimity). This refers to the insight meditation called 'Vipassana' taught by Buddha in which a person is supposed to watch inner phenomenon (body+mind+emotions+sensations) with detachment (samata/equanimity) leading to their calming down,  self-awakening & enlightenment.