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# SN 1:71 · Having Killed (Chetvā Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-1-71/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:25:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:42:25.000Z
- Description: Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:71. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Saṁyutta Nikāya, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:31

As she was standing to one side, a devatā recited this verse to the Blessed One:

“Having killed what

do you sleep in ease?

Having killed what

do you not grieve?

Of the slaying

of what one thing

does Gotama approve?”

The Buddha:

“Having killed anger

you sleep in ease.

Having killed anger

you do not grieve.

The noble ones praise

the slaying of anger

—with its honeyed crest

& poison root—

for having killed it

you do not grieve.”

See also: [MN 21](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/mn-21/); [SN 7:2](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-7-2/); [AN 7:60](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-7-60/)

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