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Mūlasutta

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this was saidVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said by the Perfected Onevuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:

these three“Tīṇimāni, mendicantsbhikkhave, unskillful rootsakusalamūlāni.
whatKatamāni threetīṇi?
greedLobho unskillful rootakusalamūlaṁ, hatedoso unskillful rootakusalamūlaṁ, delusionmoho unskillful rootakusalamūlaṁ—
theseimāni indeedkho, mendicantsbhikkhave, threetīṇi unskillful rootsakusalamūlānī”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ the Buddhabhagavā spokeavoca.
on thisTatthetaṁ it is saiditi is saidvuccati:

greed“Lobho hatedoso andca delusionmoho andca,
a personpurisaṁ of wicked heartpāpacetasaṁ;
they harmHiṁsanti arisen inside oneselfattasambhūtā,
as a bambootacasāraṁva is destroyed by its own fruitsamphalan”ti.

this alsoAyampi matterattho spokenvutto by the Blessed Onebhagavatā, thusiti by meme heard; thussutanti.
firstPaṭhamaṁ.

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