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

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

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:

“Mendicants, there are these three unskillful roots. What three? Greed, hate, and delusion. These are the three unskillful roots.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

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.

“When greed, hate, and delusion, have arisen inside oneself, they harm a person of wicked heart, as a bamboo is destroyed by its own fruit.”

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

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

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