What is anger. How it is different from violence?

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I want the differences between the two, followed by their definitions?

See also What is the etymology of “byāpāda” – ChrisW Jul 22 '18 at 08:57 — ChrisW, Jul 22 '18 at 08:57

Sankha Kulathantille · Answer 1 · 2018-07-24T13:29:02.050

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Anger refers to a mental state. Violence usually refers to a destructive or harmful physical action caused by an angry mental state. Both are originating from the defilment called Dosa(aversion).

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Violence is like setting another person or thing on fire. Anger is like setting yourself on fire.

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I just found a sutta about angry men and women

http://obo.genaud.net/dhamma-vinaya/ati/an/07_sevens/an07.060.than.ati.htm

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Does it explain the difference between violence and anger? – ChrisW Jul 24 '18 at 09:16

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 01 '18 at 16:33

You tagged the question fetters, and therefore perhaps the "anger" you're referring to is byāpāda or perhaps it's paṭigha.

I'm not sure what "violence" is (i.e. what word it is, whose definition you want). There is a chapter in the Dhammapada whose title is translated as Violence, that's the Daṇḍavagga in Pali, i.e. "the chapter about daṇḍa" -- see a definition here.

What is anger. How it is different from violence?

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