Lzh Sarv Bi Pm Ss 2Making a Groundless Accusation Out of Anger
Pāli / Sanskrit:Duṭṭhadosa
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Discourse on Groundless Accusation Because of Anger
(Duṭṭhadosa)
Background
The Duṭṭhadosa Sutta belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Pāli Canon, recording an event in the community of bhikkhus during the time of Buddha Śākyamuni. This discourse appears in the context of Buddhism building rules for collective practice, in order to protect harmony in the Sangha and prevent conduct harmful to the community of practice.
Anger (duṭṭhadosa) is one of the roots of offenses in Buddhism. When the mind is occupied by anger, a person not only harms himself or herself but also easily commits unethical acts, especially making groundless accusations against others. This discourse was taught by the Buddha to show the danger and consequences of allowing anger to take command, from which one acts to harm others through false speech.
Main Content
According to the Pāli Canon tradition, the Duṭṭhadosa Sutta records a case in which a bhikkhu, obsessed by anger, spoke out and accused another bhikkhu in a completely groundless way. This action violates one of the basic prohibitions in the Vinaya Piṭaka: not lying, not making accusations contrary to the truth, especially against those who practice.
The Buddha clearly shows that a lie born of anger not only violates moral conduct but also deeply violates basic ethical principles. When a monastic allows anger to control them, they lose clarity and objectivity, seeing others only through the eyes of judgment and hostility. At that point, lying becomes a tool for retaliation, for harming the other, and for releasing the anger inside.
The teaching states clearly that this act violates three domains: (1) violation of the precept through lying, (2) violation of the precept through accusation, and (3) violation of the spirit of practice because the mind is not pure. The Buddha emphasizes that this bhikkhu’s action not only creates bad karma for himself, but also destroys trust within the Sangha.
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