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# AN 1:329 · Foul-smelling (Duggandha Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-1-329/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:07:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:54:37.000Z
- Description: Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 1:329. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Discourse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:33

“Monks, just as even a tiny amount of feces is foul-smelling, in the same way, I don’t praise even a tiny amount of becoming[1](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN/AN1%5F329.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co)—even as much as a finger-snap.”

Note

1\. *Bhava*—a sense of identity in a world of experience. According to the Commentary, the Buddha here is referring to the states of becoming that a person who has attained the first level of awakening is still subject to. In other words, this passage is meant to discourage complacency and to give rise to the sense of heedfulness that will motivate one to continue on the path to full awakening. See [SN 55:40](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-55-40/) and *The Paradox of Becoming.*

See also: [MN 60](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/mn-60/); [AN 3:77—78](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-3-77/); [AN 4:10](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-4-10/)

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