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Itivuttaka 50
So It Was Said 50
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Tikanipāta
The Book of the Threes
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Paṭhamavagga
Chapter One
1.1
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
2.1
“Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, akusalamūlāni.
“Mendicants, there are these three unskillful roots.
2.2
Katamāni tīṇi?
What three?
2.3
Lobho akusalamūlaṁ, doso akusalamūlaṁ, moho akusalamūlaṁ—
Greed, hate, and delusion.
2.4
imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi akusalamūlānī”ti.
These are the three unskillful roots.”
2.5
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.
The Buddha spoke this matter.
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Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
On this it is said:
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“Lobho doso ca moho ca,
“When greed, hate, and delusion,
3.2
purisaṁ pāpacetasaṁ;
have arisen inside oneself,
3.3
Hiṁsanti attasambhūtā,
they harm a person of wicked heart,
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tacasāraṁva samphalan”ti.
as a bamboo is destroyed by its own fruit.”
4.1
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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