San Mg Bu Pm Ss 8Making a Groundless Accusation Out of Anger
Pāli / Sanskrit:Duṭṭhadosa
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DISCOURSE ON OFFENSES CAUSED BY ANGER
Duṭṭhadosa (Faults Caused by Anger)
Background
The Duṭṭhadosa discourse belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka, specifically the Pāṭimokkha section of the Saṅghādisesa collection. These are rules concerning the communal life of bhikkhus, spoken by the Buddha in order to maintain monastic discipline within the Sangha.
The faults listed in this section are not accidental actions or acts done from lack of understanding, but offenses arising from an impure mental state: duṭṭha (a troubled, angry, malicious mind) combined with dosa (aversion, hatred, one of the three poisons: greed, dosa, moha). This discourse teaches that harmful actions born from a darkened mind must be recognized and corrected immediately, which is necessary for the diligence of the disciplined community.
Main Content
In the context of the Vinaya Piṭaka, the discourse sets forth cases in which a bhikkhu commits an offense because of an angry, uncontrolled mind. These offenses often involve groundless accusation (anāgata-āgata), that is, spreading untrue statements about other bhikkhus without reliable evidence, solely because of personal irritation or resentment.
In particular, the discourse makes clear that speaking false accusations, even if not carefully planned or intended to cause harm, still gives rise, when it comes from a darkened mental state (distress, anger), to a range of Saṅghādisesa offenses: offenses that must be resolved before the entire Sangha.
The rule clearly states that truthfulness (sacca) is the foundation of Sangha life. If someone uses anger to accuse another falsely, whatever the reason may be, that is an act that destroys trust and harmony in the Sangha. Therefore, a practitioner must be trained to recognize when the mind is governed by anger, and to confess and correct oneself at once.
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