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Numbered Discourses · AN 6.107

  • Numbered Discourses 6.107Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.107
  • 11. Triads11. Tikavagga

GreedRāgasutta

“Mendicants, there are these three things.“Tayome, bhikkhave, dhammā. What three?Katame tayo? Greed, hate, and delusion.Rāgo, doso, moho. These are the three things.Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo dhammā. To give up these three things you should develop three things.Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā. What three?Katame tayo? You should develop the perception of ugliness to give up greed, love to give up hate, and wisdom to give up delusion.Rāgassa pahānāya asubhā bhāvetabbā, dosassa pahānāya mettā bhāvetabbā, mohassa pahānāya paññā bhāvetabbā. These are the three things you should develop to give up those three things.”Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya ime tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.

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