๓. มาฆสูตร

Sāvatthiyaṃ ārāme ... atha kho māgho devaputto abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi.

Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho māgho devaputto bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi kiṃsu ghatvā sukhaṃ seti kiṃsu ghatvā na socati kissassa ekadhammassa vadhaṃ rocesi gotamāti.

Kodhaṃ ghatvā sukhaṃ seti kodhaṃ ghatvā na socati kodhassa visamūlassa madhuraggassa vatrabhū vadhaṃ ariyā pasaṃsanti tañhi ghatvā na socatīti.