10. Rāgapeyyāla

Aṅguttara Nikāya 9

Numbered Discourses 9

10. Rāgapeyyāla

10. Abbreviated Texts Beginning with Greed

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Untitled Discourse on Greed (2nd)

“Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya nava dhammā bhāvetabbā.

“For insight into greed, nine things should be developed.

Katame nava?

What nine?

Paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ, dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ, tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ, catutthaṁ jhānaṁ, ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ, viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ, ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ, nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ, saññāvedayitanirodho—

The first absorption, the second absorption, the third absorption, the fourth absorption, the dimension of infinite space, the dimension of infinite consciousness, the dimension of nothingness, the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, and the cessation of perception and feeling.

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

For insight into greed, these nine things should be developed.”