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Removing Greed

Rāgavinayasutta

Practice to help yourself and others.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.96Numbered Discourses 4.96
  • 0.210. Asuravagga10. Titans

0.3RāgavinayasuttaRemoving Greed

1.1“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.“Mendicants, these four individuals are found in the world.1.2Katame cattāro?What four?

  1. 1.3Attahitāya paṭipanno no parahitāya,One who practices to benefit themselves, but not others;
  2. 1.4parahitāya paṭipanno no attahitāya,one who practices to benefit others, but not themselves;
  3. 1.5nevattahitāya paṭipanno no parahitāya,one who practices to benefit neither themselves nor others; and
  4. 1.6attahitāya ceva paṭipanno parahitāya ca.one who practices to benefit both themselves and others.

2.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo attahitāya paṭipanno hoti no parahitāya?And how does an individual practice to benefit themselves, but not others?2.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo attanā rāgavinayāya paṭipanno hoti, no paraṁ rāgavinayāya samādapeti;It’s when an individual practices to remove their own greed, hate, and delusion, but doesn’t encourage others to do the same.2.3attanā dosavinayāya paṭipanno hoti, no paraṁ dosavinayāya samādapeti;2.4attanā mohavinayāya paṭipanno hoti, no paraṁ mohavinayāya samādapeti.2.5Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo attahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no parahitāya.That’s how an individual practices to benefit themselves, but not others.

3.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo parahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no attahitāya?And how does an individual practice to benefit others, but not themselves?3.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo attanā na rāgavinayāya paṭipanno hoti, paraṁ rāgavinayāya samādapeti;It’s when an individual doesn’t practice to remove their own greed, hate, and delusion, but encourages others to remove theirs.3.3attanā na dosavinayāya paṭipanno hoti, paraṁ dosavinayāya samādapeti;3.4attanā na mohavinayāya paṭipanno hoti, paraṁ mohavinayāya samādapeti.3.5Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo parahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no attahitāya.That’s how an individual practices to benefit others, but not themselves.

4.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo nevattahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no parahitāya?And how does an individual practice to benefit neither themselves nor others?4.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo attanā na rāgavinayāya paṭipanno hoti, no paraṁ rāgavinayāya samādapeti;It’s when an individual doesn’t practice to remove their own greed, hate, and delusion, nor do they encourage others to remove theirs.4.3attanā na dosavinayāya paṭipanno hoti, no paraṁ dosavinayāya samādapeti;4.4attanā na mohavinayāya paṭipanno hoti, no paraṁ mohavinayāya samādapeti.4.5Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo nevattahitāya paṭipanno hoti, no parahitāya.That’s how an individual practices to benefit neither themselves nor others.

5.1PTS 2.97Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo attahitāya ceva paṭipanno hoti parahitāya ca?And how does an individual practice to benefit both themselves and others?5.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo attanā ca rāgavinayāya paṭipanno hoti, parañca rāgavinayāya samādapeti;It’s when an individual practices to remove their own greed, hate, and delusion, and encourages others to remove theirs.5.3attanā ca dosavinayāya paṭipanno hoti, parañca dosavinayāya samādapeti;5.4attanā ca mohavinayāya paṭipanno hoti, parañca mohavinayāya samādapeti.5.5Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo attahitāya ceva paṭipanno hoti parahitāya ca.That’s how an individual practices to benefit both themselves and others.

5.6Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.These are the four individuals found in the world.”

5.7Chaṭṭhaṁ.