Greed (1st) · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“Yassa
kassaci,
bhikkhave,
rāgo
appahīno,
doso
appahīno,
moho
appahīno—
ayaṁ
vuccati,
bhikkhave,
‘baddho
mārassa
paṭimukkassa
mārapāso
yathākāmakaraṇīyo
pāpimato’.
Yassa
kassaci,
bhikkhave,
rāgo
pahīno,
doso
pahīno,
moho
pahīno—
ayaṁ
vuccati,
bhikkhave,
‘abaddho
mārassa
omukkassa
mārapāso
na
yathākāmakaraṇīyo
pāpimato’”ti.
Etamatthaṁ
bhagavā
avoca.
Tatthetaṁ
iti
vuccati:
“Whoever has not given up greed, hate, and delusion is said to be trapped. They’re caught in Māra’s snare, and the Wicked One can do with them what he wants. Whoever has given up greed, hate, and delusion is said to be free. They’re released from Māra’s snare, and the Wicked One cannot do with them what he wants.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
“Yassa
rāgo
ca
doso
ca,
avijjā
ca
virājitā;
Taṁ
bhāvitattaññataraṁ,
brahmabhūtaṁ
tathāgataṁ;
Buddhaṁ
verabhayātītaṁ,
āhu
sabbappahāyinan”ti.
“Those in whom greed, hate, and ignorance have faded away, belong with those who are evolved; A manifestation of divinity, realized, awakened, beyond enmities and fears, they’ve given up everything, they say.”
Ayampi
attho
vutto
bhagavatā,
iti
me
sutanti.
Navamaṁ.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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