11. Rāgapeyyāla

Aṅguttara Nikāya 7

Numbered Discourses 7

11. Rāgapeyyāla

11. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed

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Untitled Discourse on Greed (2nd)

“Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya satta dhammā bhāvetabbā.

“Mendicants, for insight into greed, seven things should be developed.

Katame satta?

What seven?

Aniccasaññā, anattasaññā, asubhasaññā, ādīnavasaññā, pahānasaññā, virāgasaññā, nirodhasaññā—

The perception of impermanence, the perception of not-self, the perception of ugliness, the perception of drawbacks, the perception of giving up, the perception of fading away, and the perception of cessation.

rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya ime satta dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.

These seven things should be developed for insight into greed.”