Ugly Dubbaṃṃiya Sutta (SN 11:22)

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('â', Isnât it amazing, good sirs! Isnât it astounding! This yakkha—ugly & misshapen—has sat down on Sakkaâs seat!â But the more the devas of the Thirty-three were indignant, annoyed, & complained, the more well-formed that yakkha became, the more good-looking & inspiring. "Then the devas of the Thirty-three went to Sakka the deva-king and, on arrival, said to him, ),

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('â', Just now, dear sir, a certain yakkha—ugly & misshapen—sat down on your seat. The devas of the Thirty-three were indignant, annoyed, & complained: "Isnât it amazing, good sirs! Isnât it astounding! This yakkha—ugly & misshapen—has sat down on Sakkaâs seat!" But the more the devas of the Thirty-three were indignant, annoyed, & complained, the more well-formed that yakkha became, the more good-looking & inspiring.â "),

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('â', Then, dear sirs, he must be an anger-eating yakkha.â "So Sakka the deva-king approached the anger-eating yakkha and, on arrival, arranging his upper robe over one shoulder & kneeling with one knee on the ground, raised his hands palm-to-palm over his heart toward the anger-eating yakkha and announced his name three times, ),

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('â', I, dear sir, am Sakka the deva-king! I, dear sir, am Sakka the deva-king! I, dear sir, am Sakka the deva-king!â1 The more Sakka the deva-king announced his name, the uglier & more misshapen the yakkha became. Then, having become uglier & more misshapen, he disappeared right there. "Then Sakka the deva-king, sitting down on his seat & conciliating the devas of the Thirthy-three, on that occasion recited these verses: "),

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('â', Iâm not easily upset in mind, nor easily led into a whirl. I donât get angry for long. Anger doesnât persist in me. When angry, I donât speak harshly or insist on my virtues. I keep myself well under control with an eye to my own good.â" Note 1. Repeating oneâs name in this fashion was, at that time, considered a sign of respect. See DN 16, note 46. See also: MN 21; SN 1:71; SN 3:23; SN 7:2; AN 3:35; AN 3:133; AN 4:200; AN 5:161–162; AN 7:60; AN 10:80; Dhp XVII - --> - - - -