Xct Mu Bi Ss 2Making a Groundless Accusation Out of Anger
Pāli / Sanskrit:Duṭṭhadosa
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The Discourse on Making a Groundless Accusation Out of Anger (Duṭṭhadosa)
Background
The Duṭṭhadosa discourse is recorded in the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Pāli Canon, within the Early tradition. The Vinaya Piṭaka is a collection of training rules and illustrative stories about the consequences of transgressive conduct. The background of this discourse concerns an incident in the Sangha, where one bhikkhu made an accusation against another in anger, without firm evidence or a proper motive.
The Buddha taught on this incident in order to point out the psychological, social, and karmic consequences of making a groundless accusation. This is a reminder of the importance of right speech (sammā-vācā), one factor of the Noble Eightfold Path (ariyamagga).
Main Content
In this discourse, the Buddha points out that making a groundless accusation out of anger is a serious violation. Anger (dosa) is one of the three basic unwholesome roots (akusala-mūla) of the human mind, together with greed (lobha) and delusion (moha). When the mind is governed by anger, the speaker cannot see the truth clearly.
This action is called "duṭṭhadosa" - an accusation born from a malicious and angry mind. It not only harms the person accused, but also creates deep wounds in the community of practice (Sangha). False speech and groundless accusation break trust, divide the community, and create obstacles on the path of practice for both persons.
The Buddha emphasized that serious practitioners do not allow anger to control their speech. Accusations must be made with a pure motive, with actual evidence, and in a settled state of mind, not in anger. The karmic consequence (kamma) of false speech will follow that person throughout this life and future lives.
Practical Meaning
For those who practice the Buddhist Dharma according to the Early tradition, this discourse is a practical warning.
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