Lzh Mi Bu Pm Ss 8Making a Groundless Accusation Out of Anger
Pāli / Sanskrit:Duṭṭhadosa
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The Duṭṭhadosa Discourse: Groundless Accusation From a Mind of Anger
Background
The Duṭṭhadosa discourse belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka, the collection that regulates ethics and discipline for the community of monks and nuns. The Vinaya Piṭaka is not a set of empty prohibitions, but contains profound lessons on actions that harm spiritual practice. This discourse records an event in the community of monks and nuns, where a monastic, because of anger (dosa), brought unfounded accusations against a fellow practitioner.
This context reflects a common reality: even in an environment of practice, mental illnesses such as anger, greed, and ignorance can still arise. Theravāda Buddhism emphasizes that suffering does not come only from the external world, but also from wrong habits within the community itself. Therefore, the Vinaya Piṭaka was established as a science of responsible communal living.
Main Content
The discourse tells of a monastic who, when anger (duṭṭha-dosa) arose in the mind, made false accusations against another monastic. This action violated one of the serious prohibitions of the Saṅgha: lying, slander, and causing division. The discourse does not stop at describing the event but also analyzes the root of all these wrongful actions: unmanaged anger.
Anger (dosa) is one of the three basic unwholesome roots (mula-akusala): greed (lobha), hatred (dosa), and delusion (moha). It arises from dislike, from conflict between our wishes and reality. When anger becomes intense, it creates a veil over wisdom, making one unable to see the truth clearly. The act of making a groundless accusation is the inevitable result of a mind governed by anger.
The Vinaya Piṭaka records that lies and baseless accusations directly harm the harmony of the Saṅgha. They break trust, distract practitioners’ minds, and obstruct everyone’s process of practice.
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