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Untitled Discourse on Greed (2nd)

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 8Numbered Discourses 8.119
  • 0.211. Rāgapeyyāla11. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed

0.3~Untitled Discourse on Greed (2nd)

1.1PTS 4.349“Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya aṭṭha dhammā bhāvetabbā.“For insight into greed, eight things should be developed.1.2Katame aṭṭha?What eight?1.3Ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni,Perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limited, both pretty and ugly.1.4tāni abhibhuyya ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti evaṁsaññī hoti.Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’1.5Ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti evaṁsaññī hoti.Perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly. …1.6Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti evaṁsaññī hoti.Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limited, both pretty and ugly. …1.7Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti evaṁsaññī hoti.Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly. …1.8Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati nīlāni nīlavaṇṇāni nīlanidassanāni nīlanibhāsāniNot perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, blue, with blue color and blue appearance. …1.9pītāni pītavaṇṇāni …pe…yellow …1.10lohitakāni lohitakavaṇṇāni …pe…red …1.11odātāni odātavaṇṇāni …pe… odātanibhāsāni,Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, white, with white color and white appearance.1.12tāni abhibhuyya ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti evaṁsaññī hoti—Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’1.13rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya ime aṭṭha dhammā bhāvetabbā”.For insight into greed, these eight things should be developed.”