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Numbered Discourses · AN 4.96

  • Numbered Discourses 4.96Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.96
  • 10. Titans10. Asuravagga

Removing GreedRāgavinayasutta

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Similar passages elsewhere

Found by meaning, not by citation: the passages in other texts whose wording sits closest to a passage here.

  1. AN 4.99 Training Rules 0.68near 5.2And how does an individual practice to benefit both themselves and others? It’s when an individual doesn’t kill, etc. … and encourages others to do the same. That’s how an individual practices to benefit both themselves…
  2. AN 4.98 To Benefit Oneself 0.65near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.98 10. Titans To Benefit Oneself “Mendicants, these four individuals are found in the world. What four? One who practices to benefit themselves, but not others; one who practices to benefit others,…
  3. AN 4.97 Quick-witted 0.57near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.97 10. Titans Quick-witted “Mendicants, these four individuals are found in the world. What four? One who practices to benefit themselves, but not others; one who practices to benefit others, but no…
  4. AN 4.95 A Firebrand 0.56near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.95 10. Titans A Firebrand “Mendicants, these four individuals are found in the world. What four? One who practices to benefit neither themselves nor others; one who practices to benefit others, but…