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Itivuttaka 1

Lobhasutta

Greed · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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said + indeed + thisVuttañhetaṁ by the Buddhabhagavatā said + Arahant + quotevuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:

one thing“Ekadhammaṁ, mendicantsbhikkhave, give uppajahatha;
Iahaṁ youvo toward·enjoymentpāṭibhogo not·returninganāgāmitāya.
whatKatamaṁ one·thingekadhammaṁ?
greedLobhaṁ, mendicantsbhikkhave, one·thingekadhammaṁ give uppajahatha;
Iahaṁ youvo toward·enjoymentpāṭibhogo not·returninganāgāmitāyā”ti.
this·matterEtamatthaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā spokeavoca.
there + thisTatthetaṁ thusiti is saidvuccati:

by which“Yena by greedlobhena overcomeluddhāse,
beingssattā gogacchanti to a bad placeduggatiṁ;
thatTaṁ greedlobhaṁ having rightly understoodsammadaññāya,
give uppajahanti discerningvipassino;
having given upPahāya notna returnpunāyanti,
thisimaṁ worldlokaṁ everkudācanan”ti.

this + tooAyampi matterattho spokenvutto by the Blessed Onebhagavatā, thusiti by meme heard + quotationsutanti.
firstPaṭhamaṁ.

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