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:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
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:
“Mendicants, without directly knowing and completely understanding greed, without dispassion for it and giving it up, you can’t end suffering. By directly knowing and completely understanding greed, having dispassion for it and giving it up, you can end suffering.” 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
was heardsutanti.
NinthNavamaṁ.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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