Acakkhussa

Renderings

• acakkhussa: gloomy

• acakkhussa: bad for the eyes

• acakkhussa: unsightly

Introduction

Three occurrences

Acakkhussa occurs four times in the scriptures, and the occurrences at A.3.250 and Vin.2.137 are duplicates. Therefore only three times, all in the Illustrations below.

Illustrations

Illustration: acakkhussā,gloomy

Now at the time dwelling-places had no windows. They were gloomy and bad smelling.
☸ avātapānakā honti acakkhussā duggandhā

The Buddha said: ‘I allow three kinds of window aperture’ (Vin.2.148).

Illustration: acakkhusso, unsightly

Bhikkhus, there are five disadvantages in not chewing tooth-wood:
☸ ādīnavā dantakaṭṭhassa akhādane

• [Bad mouth hygiene] is unsightly,
☸ acakkhussaṃ

• The mouth stinks, etc.
☸ mukhaṃ duggandhaṃ hoti

There are five advantages in chewing tooth-wood:
☸ ānisaṃsā dantakaṭṭhassa khādane

• [Good mouth hygiene] is sightly,
☸ cakkhussaṃ

• The mouth does not stink, etc.
☸ mukhaṃ na duggandhaṃ hoti (Vin.2.137; A.3.250).

Illustration: acakkhusso, bad for the eyes

Bhikkhus, there are these five disadvantages of a campfire.
☸ ādīnavā aggismiṃ

• It is bad for the eyes,
☸ acakkhusso

• It causes a bad complexion,
☸ dubbaṇṇakaraṇo

• It causes weakness
☸ dubbalakaraṇo

• It promotes gregariousness
☸ saṅgaṇikāpavaddhano

• It leads to gossip
☸ tiracchānakathāpavattaniko (A.3.256).