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Numbered Discourses · AN 8.119

  • Numbered Discourses 8.119Aṅguttara Nikāya 8
  • 11. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed11. Rāgapeyyāla

Untitled Discourse on Greed (2nd)~

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

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. AN 8.120 Untitled Discourse on Greed (3rd) 0.83near 0.1Numbered Discourses 8.120 11. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed Untitled Discourse on Greed (3rd) “For insight into greed, eight things should be developed. What eight? Having physical form, they see forms … not per…
  2. AN 6.140 Untitled Discourse on Greed (1st) 0.75near 0.1Numbered Discourses 6.140 13. Abbreviated Texts Beginning with Greed Untitled Discourse on Greed (1st) “For insight into greed, six things should be developed. What six? The unsurpassable seeing, listening, acquisition,…
  3. AN 8.118 Untitled Discourse on Greed (1st) 0.75near 0.1Numbered Discourses 8.118 11. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed Untitled Discourse on Greed (1st) “For insight into greed, eight things should be developed. What eight? Right view, right purpose, right speech, right…
  4. AN 11.982 Untitled Discourse on Greed 0.75near 0.1Numbered Discourses 11.982 The First Fifty Abbreviated Texts Beginning with Greed Untitled Discourse on Greed “For insight into greed, eleven things should be developed. What eleven? The first, second, third, and fourth…
  5. AN 5.303 Untitled Discourse on Greed (1st) 0.74near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.303 29. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed Untitled Discourse on Greed (1st) “For insight into greed, five things should be developed. What five? The perceptions of ugliness, death, drawbacks, r…