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Aṅguttara Nikāya 8

Numbered Discourses 8.118

11. Rāgapeyyāla

11. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed

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Untitled Discourse on Greed (1st)

“Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya aṭṭha dhammā bhāvetabbā.

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

Katame aṭṭha?

What eight?

Sammādiṭṭhi, sammāsaṅkappo, sammāvācā, sammākammanto, sammāājīvo, sammāvāyāmo, sammāsati, sammāsamādhi—

Right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.

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

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