Parent:: [[Byapada|Byāpāda]]
# Kodha (Anger)
![[Dhp - 17. Kodhavagga#^deva-3-things|Kodhavagga (Dhammapada)]]
> [!success] No anger when others are angry — In Akkosasutta ([SN7.2](https://suttacentral.net/sn7.2/en/sujato))
> **When you get angry at an angry person**
> _Tasseva tena pāpiyo,_
>
> **you just make things worse for yourself**.
> _yo kuddhaṁ paṭikujjhati;_
>
> **==When you don’t get angry at an angry person==**
> _Kuddhaṁ appaṭikujjhanto,_
>
> **==you win a battle hard to win==**.
> _saṅgāmaṁ jeti dujjayaṁ._
>
> ---
> When you know that the other is angry,
> _Ubhinnamatthaṁ carati,_
>
> **you act for the good of both**
> _attano ca parassa ca;_
>
> **yourself and the other**
> _Paraṁ saṅkupitaṁ ñatvā,_
>
> **==if you’re mindful and stay calm==**.
> _yo sato upasammati._
## Anger should be "Slain"
> [!warning] Anger should be "Slain" — In Chetvāsutta ([SN1.71](https://suttacentral.net/sn1.71/en/sujato))
> “**When anger’s slain you sleep at ease**.
> _“Kodhaṁ chetvā sukhaṁ seti,_
>
> **When anger’s slain there is no sorrow**.
> _kodhaṁ chetvā na socati;_
>
> O deity, **==anger has a poisonous root==**
> _Kodhassa visamūlassa,_
>
> **==and a honey tip==**.
> _madhuraggassa devate;_
## Suttas
- [[Dhp - 17. Kodhavagga]]
- SN7.2 Akkosasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/sn7.2/en/sujato))
- Do not be angry at those who are angry at you! (Using simile of not accepting a meal) #simile/buddha
- MN15 Anumānasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/mn15/en/sujato))
- 16 Qualities in people who are hard to admonish / teach (starting with anger)
- [[MN21 Kakacūpamasutta]]
- Hidden anger is still anger :)
- SN1.71 Chetvāsutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/sn1.71/en/sujato))
- With Anger "slain", you'd sleep at ease. Anger is sweet at tip, and poisonous at root.
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