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Untitled Discourse on Greed (2nd)

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Develop insight into greed starting with impermanence.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5Numbered Discourses 5.304
  • 0.229. Rāgapeyyāla29. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed

0.3~Untitled Discourse on Greed (2nd)

1.1“Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya pañca dhammā bhāvetabbā.“For insight into greed, five things should be developed.1.2Katame pañca?What five?1.3Aniccasaññā, anattasaññā, maraṇasaññā, āhāre paṭikūlasaññā, sabbaloke anabhiratasaññā—The perceptions of impermanence, not-self, death, repulsiveness of food, and dissatisfaction with the whole world.1.4rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya ime pañca dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.For insight into greed, these five things should be developed.”