Greed · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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said indeed thisVuttañhetaṁ by the Buddhabhagavatā said by the Perfected One (quote)vuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
one thing“Ekadhammaṁ,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
give uppajahatha;
Iahaṁ
youvo
guarantorpāṭibhogo
for non-returnanāgāmitāya.
whatKatamaṁ
one thingekadhammaṁ?
greedLobhaṁ,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
one thingekadhammaṁ
give uppajahatha;
Iahaṁ
youvo
guarantorpāṭibhogo
for non-returnanāgāmitāyā”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
spokeavoca.
thisTatthetaṁ
thusiti
is saidvuccati:
“Mendicants, give up one thing and I guarantee you non-return. What one thing? Greed is the one thing. Give it up, and I guarantee you non-return.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
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.
“When overcome by greed beings go to a bad place. Having rightly understood that greed, the discerning give it up. Once they’ve given it up, they never return to this world.”
this tooAyampi
matterattho
spokenvutto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā,
thusiti
by meme
heard (quote)sutanti.
firstPaṭhamaṁ.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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