Complete Understanding of Greed · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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this was saidVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā it was said by the Perfected One:vuttamarahatāti by meme heard:sutaṁ:
greed“Lobhaṁ,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
not directly knowinganabhijānaṁ
not completely understandingaparijānaṁ
theretattha
mindcittaṁ
not becoming dispassionateavirājayaṁ
not giving upappajahaṁ
unableabhabbo
to the ending of sufferingdukkhakkhayāya.
and greedLobhañca
indeedkho,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
directly knowingabhijānaṁ
completely understandingparijānaṁ
theretattha
mindcittaṁ
becoming dispassionatevirājayaṁ
giving uppajahaṁ
ablebhabbo
to the ending of sufferingdukkhakkhayāyā”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
spokeavoca.
on this itTatthetaṁ
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
was heardsutanti.
NinthNavamaṁ.
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