The Buddha teaches on by mahācunda, presenting a tenfold teaching for disciples on the path.

AN 10.24 By Mahācunda

Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā mahācundo cetīsu viharati sahajātiyaṁ. Tatra kho āyasmā mahācundo bhikkhū āmantesi: “āvuso bhikkhave”ti.

“Āvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato mahācundassa paccassosuṁ. Āyasmā mahācundo etadavoca:

“Ñāṇavādaṁ, āvuso, bhikkhu vadamāno: ‘jānāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, passāmimaṁ dhamman’ti. Tañce, āvuso, bhikkhuṁ lobho abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, dosomohokodhoupanāhomakkhopaḷāsomacchariyaṁpāpikā issāpāpikā icchā abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, so evamassa veditabbo: ‘nāyamāyasmā tathā pajānāti yathā pajānato lobho na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ lobho abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati; nāyamāyasmā tathā pajānāti yathā pajānato doso na hotimohokodhoupanāhomakkhopaḷāsomacchariyaṁpāpikā issāpāpikā icchā na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ pāpikā icchā abhibhuyya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

Bhāvanāvādaṁ, āvuso, bhikkhu vadamāno: ‘bhāvitakāyomhi bhāvitasīlo bhāvitacitto bhāvitapañño’ti. Tañce, āvuso, bhikkhuṁ lobho abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, dosomohokodhoupanāhomakkhopaḷāsomacchariyaṁpāpikā issāpāpikā icchā abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, so evamassa veditabbo: ‘nāyamāyasmā tathā pajānāti yathā pajānato lobho na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ lobho abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati; nāyamāyasmā tathā pajānāti yathā pajānato doso na hotimohokodhoupanāhomakkhopaḷāsomacchariyaṁpāpikā issāpāpikā icchā na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ pāpikā icchā abhibhuyya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

Ñāṇavādañca, āvuso, bhikkhu vadamāno bhāvanāvādañca: ‘jānāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, passāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, bhāvitakāyomhi bhāvitasīlo bhāvitacitto bhāvitapañño’ti. Tañce, āvuso, bhikkhuṁ lobho abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, dosomohokodhoupanāhomakkhopaḷāsomacchariyaṁpāpikā issāpāpikā icchā abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, so evamassa veditabbo: ‘nāyamāyasmā tathā pajānāti yathā pajānato lobho na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ lobho abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati; nāyamāyasmā tathā pajānāti yathā pajānato doso na hotimohokodhoupanāhomakkhopaḷāsomacchariyaṁpāpikā issāpāpikā icchā na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ pāpikā icchā abhibhuyya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

Seyyathāpi, āvuso, puriso daliddova samāno aḍḍhavādaṁ vadeyya, adhanova samāno dhanavāvādaṁ vadeyya, abhogova samāno bhogavāvādaṁ vadeyya. So kismiñcideva dhanakaraṇīye samuppanne na sakkuṇeyya upanīhātuṁ dhanaṁ dhaññaṁ rajataṁ jātarūpaṁ vā. Tamenaṁ evaṁ jāneyyuṁ: ‘daliddova ayamāyasmā samāno aḍḍhavādaṁ vadeti, adhanova ayamāyasmā samāno dhanavāvādaṁ vadeti, abhogavāva ayamāyasmā samāno bhogavāvādaṁ vadeti. Taṁ kissa hetu? Tathā hi ayamāyasmā kismiñcideva dhanakaraṇīye samuppanne na sakkoti upanīhātuṁ dhanaṁ dhaññaṁ rajataṁ jātarūpaṁ vā’ti.

Evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, ñāṇavādañca bhikkhu vadamāno bhāvanāvādañca: ‘jānāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, passāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, bhāvitakāyomhi bhāvitasīlo bhāvitacitto bhāvitapañño’ti. Tañce, āvuso, bhikkhuṁ lobho abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, dosomohokodhoupanāhomakkhopaḷāsomacchariyaṁpāpikā issāpāpikā icchā abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, so evamassa veditabbo: ‘nāyamāyasmā tathā pajānāti yathā pajānato lobho na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ lobho abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati; nāyamāyasmā tathā pajānāti yathā pajānato doso na hotimohokodhoupanāhomakkhopaḷāsomacchariyaṁpāpikā issāpāpikā icchā na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ pāpikā icchā abhibhuyya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

Ñāṇavādaṁ, āvuso, bhikkhu vadamāno: ‘jānāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, passāmimaṁ dhamman’ti. Tañce, āvuso, bhikkhuṁ lobho nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, dosomohokodhoupanāhomakkhopaḷāsomacchariyaṁpāpikā issāpāpikā icchā nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, so evamassa veditabbo: ‘ayamāyasmā tathā pajānāti yathā pajānato lobho na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ lobho nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati; tathā ayamāyasmā pajānāti yathā pajānato doso na hotimohokodhoupanāhomakkhopaḷāsomacchariyaṁpāpikā issāpāpikā icchā na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ pāpikā icchā nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

Bhāvanāvādaṁ, āvuso, bhikkhu vadamāno: ‘bhāvitakāyomhi bhāvitasīlo bhāvitacitto bhāvitapañño’ti. Tañce, āvuso, bhikkhuṁ lobho nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, dosomohokodhoupanāhomakkhopaḷāsomacchariyaṁpāpikā issāpāpikā icchā nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, so evamassa veditabbo: ‘tathā ayamāyasmā pajānāti yathā pajānato lobho na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ lobho nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati; tathā ayamāyasmā pajānāti yathā pajānato doso na hotimohokodhoupanāhomakkhopaḷāsomacchariyaṁpāpikā issāpāpikā icchā na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ pāpikā icchā nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

Ñāṇavādañca, āvuso, bhikkhu vadamāno bhāvanāvādañca: ‘jānāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, passāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, bhāvitakāyomhi bhāvitasīlo bhāvitacitto bhāvitapañño’ti. Tañce, āvuso, bhikkhuṁ lobho nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, dosomohokodhoupanāhomakkhopaḷāsomacchariyaṁpāpikā issāpāpikā icchā nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, so evamassa veditabbo: ‘tathā ayamāyasmā pajānāti yathā pajānato lobho na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ lobho nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati; tathā ayamāyasmā pajānāti yathā pajānato doso na hotimohokodhoupanāhomakkhopaḷāsomacchariyaṁpāpikā issāpāpikā icchā na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ pāpikā icchā nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

Seyyathāpi, āvuso, puriso aḍḍhova samāno aḍḍhavādaṁ vadeyya, dhanavāva samāno dhanavāvādaṁ vadeyya, bhogavāva samāno bhogavāvādaṁ vadeyya. So kismiñcideva dhanakaraṇīye samuppanne sakkuṇeyya upanīhātuṁ dhanaṁ dhaññaṁ rajataṁ jātarūpaṁ vā. Tamenaṁ evaṁ jāneyyuṁ: ‘aḍḍhova ayamāyasmā samāno aḍḍhavādaṁ vadeti, dhanavāva ayamāyasmā samāno dhanavāvādaṁ vadeti, bhogavāva ayamāyasmā samāno bhogavāvādaṁ vadeti. Taṁ kissa hetu? Tathā hi ayamāyasmā kismiñcideva dhanakaraṇīye samuppanne sakkoti upanīhātuṁ dhanaṁ dhaññaṁ rajataṁ jātarūpaṁ vā’ti.

Evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, ñāṇavādañca bhikkhu vadamāno bhāvanāvādañca: ‘jānāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, passāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, bhāvitakāyomhi bhāvitasīlo bhāvitacitto bhāvitapañño’ti. Tañce, āvuso, bhikkhuṁ lobho nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, dosomohokodhoupanāhomakkhopaḷāsomacchariyaṁpāpikā issāpāpikā icchā nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, so evamassa veditabbo: ‘tathā ayamāyasmā pajānāti yathā pajānato lobho na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ lobho nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati; tathā ayamāyasmā pajānāti yathā pajānato doso na hotimohokodhoupanāhomakkhopaḷāsomacchariyaṁpāpikā issāpāpikā icchā na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ pāpikā icchā nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhatī’”ti.

Catutthaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā mahācundo cetīsu viharati sahajātiyaṁ.

At one time Venerable Mahācunda was staying in the land of the Cetīs at Sahajāti.

Tatra kho āyasmā mahācundo bhikkhū āmantesi:

There he addressed the mendicants:

“āvuso bhikkhave”ti.

“Reverends, mendicants!”

“Āvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato mahācundassa paccassosuṁ.

“Reverend,” they replied.

Āyasmā mahācundo etadavoca:

Venerable Mahācunda said this:

“Ñāṇavādaṁ, āvuso, bhikkhu vadamāno:

“Reverends, a mendicant who makes a declaration of knowledge says:

‘jānāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, passāmimaṁ dhamman’ti.

‘I know this teaching, I see this teaching.’

Tañce, āvuso, bhikkhuṁ lobho abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati,

Suppose that greed masters that mendicant and keeps going.

doso

Or that hate …

moho

delusion …

kodho

anger …

upanāho

acrimony …

makkho

disdain …

paḷāso

contempt …

macchariyaṁ

stinginess …

pāpikā issā

nasty jealousy …

pāpikā icchā abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, so evamassa veditabbo:

or corrupt wishes master that mendicant and keep going. You should know of them:

‘nāyamāyasmā tathā pajānāti yathā pajānato lobho na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ lobho abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati;

‘This venerable does not have the understanding that would eliminate greed, so greed masters them and keeps going.

nāyamāyasmā tathā pajānāti yathā pajānato doso na hoti

They don’t have the understanding that would eliminate hate …

moho

delusion …

kodho

anger …

upanāho

acrimony …

makkho

disdain …

paḷāso

contempt …

macchariyaṁ

stinginess …

pāpikā issā

nasty jealousy …

pāpikā icchā na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ pāpikā icchā abhibhuyya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

or corrupt wishes, so corrupt wishes master them and keep going.’

Bhāvanāvādaṁ, āvuso, bhikkhu vadamāno:

A mendicant who makes a declaration of development says:

‘bhāvitakāyomhi bhāvitasīlo bhāvitacitto bhāvitapañño’ti.

‘I am developed in physical endurance, ethics, mind, and wisdom.’

Tañce, āvuso, bhikkhuṁ lobho abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati,

Suppose that greed masters that mendicant and keeps going.

doso

Or that hate …

moho

delusion …

kodho

anger …

upanāho

acrimony …

makkho

disdain …

paḷāso

contempt …

macchariyaṁ

stinginess …

pāpikā issā

nasty jealousy …

pāpikā icchā abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, so evamassa veditabbo:

or corrupt wishes master that mendicant and keep going. You should know of them:

‘nāyamāyasmā tathā pajānāti yathā pajānato lobho na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ lobho abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati;

‘This venerable does not have the understanding that would eliminate greed, so greed masters them and keeps going.

nāyamāyasmā tathā pajānāti yathā pajānato doso na hoti

They don’t have the understanding that would eliminate hate …

moho

delusion …

kodho

anger …

upanāho

acrimony …

makkho

disdain …

paḷāso

contempt …

macchariyaṁ

stinginess …

pāpikā issā

nasty jealousy …

pāpikā icchā na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ pāpikā icchā abhibhuyya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

or corrupt wishes, so corrupt wishes master them and keep going.’

Ñāṇavādañca, āvuso, bhikkhu vadamāno bhāvanāvādañca:

A mendicant who makes a declaration of both knowledge and development says:

‘jānāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, passāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, bhāvitakāyomhi bhāvitasīlo bhāvitacitto bhāvitapañño’ti.

‘I know this teaching, I see this teaching. And I am developed in physical endurance, ethics, mind, and wisdom.’

Tañce, āvuso, bhikkhuṁ lobho abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati,

Suppose that greed masters that mendicant and keeps going.

doso

Or that hate …

moho

delusion …

kodho

anger …

upanāho

acrimony …

makkho

disdain …

paḷāso

contempt …

macchariyaṁ

stinginess …

pāpikā issā

nasty jealousy …

pāpikā icchā abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, so evamassa veditabbo:

or corrupt wishes master that mendicant and keep going. You should know of them:

‘nāyamāyasmā tathā pajānāti yathā pajānato lobho na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ lobho abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati;

‘This venerable does not have the understanding that would eliminate greed, so greed masters them and keeps going.

nāyamāyasmā tathā pajānāti yathā pajānato doso na hoti

They don’t have the understanding that would eliminate hate …

moho

delusion …

kodho

anger …

upanāho

acrimony …

makkho

disdain …

paḷāso

contempt …

macchariyaṁ

stinginess …

pāpikā issā

nasty jealousy …

pāpikā icchā na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ pāpikā icchā abhibhuyya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

or corrupt wishes, so corrupt wishes master them and keep going.’

Seyyathāpi, āvuso, puriso daliddova samāno aḍḍhavādaṁ vadeyya, adhanova samāno dhanavāvādaṁ vadeyya, abhogova samāno bhogavāvādaṁ vadeyya.

Suppose a poor, needy, and penniless person was to declare themselves to be rich, affluent, and wealthy.

So kismiñcideva dhanakaraṇīye samuppanne na sakkuṇeyya upanīhātuṁ dhanaṁ dhaññaṁ rajataṁ jātarūpaṁ vā.

But when it came time to make a payment they weren’t able to come up with any money, grain, silver, or gold.

Tamenaṁ evaṁ jāneyyuṁ:

They would know of them:

‘daliddova ayamāyasmā samāno aḍḍhavādaṁ vadeti, adhanova ayamāyasmā samāno dhanavāvādaṁ vadeti, abhogavāva ayamāyasmā samāno bhogavāvādaṁ vadeti.

‘This person declares themselves to be rich, affluent, and wealthy, but they are in fact poor, penniless, and needy.’

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?

Tathā hi ayamāyasmā kismiñcideva dhanakaraṇīye samuppanne na sakkoti upanīhātuṁ dhanaṁ dhaññaṁ rajataṁ jātarūpaṁ vā’ti.

Because when it came time to make a payment they weren’t able to come up with any money, grain, silver, or gold.

Evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, ñāṇavādañca bhikkhu vadamāno bhāvanāvādañca:

In the same way, a mendicant who makes a declaration of knowledge and development says:

‘jānāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, passāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, bhāvitakāyomhi bhāvitasīlo bhāvitacitto bhāvitapañño’ti.

‘I know this teaching, I see this teaching. And I am developed in physical endurance, ethics, mind, and wisdom.’

Tañce, āvuso, bhikkhuṁ lobho abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati,

Suppose that greed masters that mendicant and keeps going.

doso

Or that hate …

moho

delusion …

kodho

anger …

upanāho

acrimony …

makkho

disdain …

paḷāso

contempt …

macchariyaṁ

stinginess …

pāpikā issā

nasty jealousy …

pāpikā icchā abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, so evamassa veditabbo:

or corrupt wishes master that mendicant and keep going. You should know of them:

‘nāyamāyasmā tathā pajānāti yathā pajānato lobho na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ lobho abhibhuyya tiṭṭhati;

‘This venerable does not have the understanding that would eliminate greed, so greed masters them and keeps going.

nāyamāyasmā tathā pajānāti yathā pajānato doso na hoti

They don’t have the understanding that would eliminate hate …

moho

delusion …

kodho

anger …

upanāho

acrimony …

makkho

disdain …

paḷāso

contempt …

macchariyaṁ

stinginess …

pāpikā issā

nasty jealousy …

pāpikā icchā na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ pāpikā icchā abhibhuyya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

or corrupt wishes, so corrupt wishes master them and keep going.’

Ñāṇavādaṁ, āvuso, bhikkhu vadamāno:

A mendicant who makes a declaration of knowledge says:

‘jānāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, passāmimaṁ dhamman’ti.

‘I know this teaching, I see this teaching.’

Tañce, āvuso, bhikkhuṁ lobho nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati,

Suppose that greed does not master that mendicant and keep going.

doso

Or that hate …

moho

delusion …

kodho

anger …

upanāho

acrimony …

makkho

disdain …

paḷāso

contempt …

macchariyaṁ

stinginess …

pāpikā issā

nasty jealousy …

pāpikā icchā nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, so evamassa veditabbo:

or corrupt wishes don’t master that mendicant and keep going. You should know of them:

‘ayamāyasmā tathā pajānāti yathā pajānato lobho na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ lobho nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati;

‘This venerable has the understanding that eliminates greed, so greed doesn’t master them and keep going.

tathā ayamāyasmā pajānāti yathā pajānato doso na hoti

They have the understanding that eliminates hate …

moho

delusion …

kodho

anger …

upanāho

acrimony …

makkho

disdain …

paḷāso

contempt …

macchariyaṁ

stinginess …

pāpikā issā

nasty jealousy …

pāpikā icchā na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ pāpikā icchā nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

and corrupt wishes, so corrupt wishes don’t master them and keep going.’

Bhāvanāvādaṁ, āvuso, bhikkhu vadamāno:

A mendicant who makes a declaration of development says:

‘bhāvitakāyomhi bhāvitasīlo bhāvitacitto bhāvitapañño’ti.

‘I am developed in physical endurance, ethics, mind, and wisdom.’

Tañce, āvuso, bhikkhuṁ lobho nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati,

Suppose that greed does not master that mendicant and keep going.

doso

Or that hate …

moho

delusion …

kodho

anger …

upanāho

acrimony …

makkho

disdain …

paḷāso

contempt …

macchariyaṁ

stinginess …

pāpikā issā

nasty jealousy …

pāpikā icchā nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, so evamassa veditabbo:

or corrupt wishes don’t master that mendicant and keep going. You should know of them:

‘tathā ayamāyasmā pajānāti yathā pajānato lobho na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ lobho nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati;

‘This venerable has the understanding that eliminates greed, so greed doesn’t master them and keep going.

tathā ayamāyasmā pajānāti yathā pajānato doso na hoti

They have the understanding that eliminates hate …

moho

delusion …

kodho

anger …

upanāho

acrimony …

makkho

disdain …

paḷāso

contempt …

macchariyaṁ

stinginess …

pāpikā issā

nasty jealousy …

pāpikā icchā na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ pāpikā icchā nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

and corrupt wishes, so corrupt wishes don’t master them and keep going.’

Ñāṇavādañca, āvuso, bhikkhu vadamāno bhāvanāvādañca:

A mendicant who makes a declaration of both knowledge and development says:

‘jānāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, passāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, bhāvitakāyomhi bhāvitasīlo bhāvitacitto bhāvitapañño’ti.

‘I know this teaching, I see this teaching. And I am developed in physical endurance, ethics, mind, and wisdom.’

Tañce, āvuso, bhikkhuṁ lobho nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati,

Suppose that greed does not master that mendicant and keep going.

doso

Or that hate …

moho

delusion …

kodho

anger …

upanāho

acrimony …

makkho

disdain …

paḷāso

contempt …

macchariyaṁ

stinginess …

pāpikā issā

nasty jealousy …

pāpikā icchā nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, so evamassa veditabbo:

or corrupt wishes don’t master that mendicant and keep going. You should know of them:

‘tathā ayamāyasmā pajānāti yathā pajānato lobho na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ lobho nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati;

‘This venerable has the understanding that eliminates greed, so greed doesn’t master them and keep going.

tathā ayamāyasmā pajānāti yathā pajānato doso na hoti

They have the understanding that eliminates hate …

moho

delusion …

kodho

anger …

upanāho

acrimony …

makkho

disdain …

paḷāso

contempt …

macchariyaṁ

stinginess …

pāpikā issā

nasty jealousy …

pāpikā icchā na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ pāpikā icchā nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhatī’ti.

and corrupt wishes, so corrupt wishes don’t master them and keep going.’

Seyyathāpi, āvuso, puriso aḍḍhova samāno aḍḍhavādaṁ vadeyya, dhanavāva samāno dhanavāvādaṁ vadeyya, bhogavāva samāno bhogavāvādaṁ vadeyya.

Suppose a rich, affluent, and wealthy person was to declare themselves to be rich, affluent, and wealthy.

So kismiñcideva dhanakaraṇīye samuppanne sakkuṇeyya upanīhātuṁ dhanaṁ dhaññaṁ rajataṁ jātarūpaṁ vā.

And whenever it came time to make a payment they were able to come up with the money, grain, silver, or gold.

Tamenaṁ evaṁ jāneyyuṁ:

They would know of them:

‘aḍḍhova ayamāyasmā samāno aḍḍhavādaṁ vadeti, dhanavāva ayamāyasmā samāno dhanavāvādaṁ vadeti, bhogavāva ayamāyasmā samāno bhogavāvādaṁ vadeti.

‘This person declares themselves to be rich, affluent, and wealthy, and they are in fact rich, affluent, and wealthy.’

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?

Tathā hi ayamāyasmā kismiñcideva dhanakaraṇīye samuppanne sakkoti upanīhātuṁ dhanaṁ dhaññaṁ rajataṁ jātarūpaṁ vā’ti.

Because when it came time to make a payment they were able to come up with the money, grain, silver, or gold.

Evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, ñāṇavādañca bhikkhu vadamāno bhāvanāvādañca:

In the same way, a mendicant who makes a declaration of knowledge and development says:

‘jānāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, passāmimaṁ dhammaṁ, bhāvitakāyomhi bhāvitasīlo bhāvitacitto bhāvitapañño’ti.

‘I know this teaching, I see this teaching. And I am developed in physical endurance, ethics, mind, and wisdom.’

Tañce, āvuso, bhikkhuṁ lobho nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati,

Suppose that greed does not master that mendicant and keep going.

doso

Or that hate …

moho

delusion …

kodho

anger …

upanāho

acrimony …

makkho

disdain …

paḷāso

contempt …

macchariyaṁ

stinginess …

pāpikā issā

nasty jealousy …

pāpikā icchā nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati, so evamassa veditabbo:

or corrupt wishes don’t master that mendicant and keep going. You should know of them:

‘tathā ayamāyasmā pajānāti yathā pajānato lobho na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ lobho nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhati;

‘This venerable has the understanding that eliminates greed, so greed doesn’t master them and keep going.

tathā ayamāyasmā pajānāti yathā pajānato doso na hoti

They have the understanding that eliminates hate …

moho

delusion …

kodho

anger …

upanāho

acrimony …

makkho

disdain …

paḷāso

contempt …

macchariyaṁ

stinginess …

pāpikā issā

nasty jealousy …

pāpikā icchā na hoti, tathāhimaṁ āyasmantaṁ pāpikā icchā nābhibhuyya tiṭṭhatī’”ti.

and corrupt wishes, so corrupt wishes don’t master them and keep going.’”

Catutthaṁ.

Qualities:

Anger

Anger

A burning surge of aversion that erupts against people or situations, scorching clarity and kindness. It distorts perception and drives speech and action toward harm.

Also known as: rage, wrath, fury, indignation
Pāli: kodha, kopa
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Contempt

Contempt

A dismissive or belittling attitude that refuses to acknowledge worth or goodness. It closes the heart, undermines gratitude, and prepares the ground for ill will.

Also known as: ungratefulness, depreciation, denigration, disrespect, belittlement, disparagement
Pāli: makkha, vambhaka
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Delusion

Delusion

A fundamental distortion of reality that sustains confusion, clouds discernment, and fuels further doubt.

Also known as: illusion, hallucination, misapprehension, distorted view
Pāli: moha, micchāñāṇa
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Greed

Greed

A grasping mental quality of craving, possessiveness, or lustful wanting that clings to objects or experiences; it fuels attachment and obstructs renunciation and contentment

Also known as: acquisitiveness, avarice, covetousness, rapacity, money grabbing, grabbiness
Pāli: lobha, gedha
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Jealousy

Jealousy

A painful mental state that arises when seeing the good fortune or qualities of others. It begrudges what others have and resents their happiness, closing the heart to appreciative joy.

Also known as: covetousness, envy, possessiveness, protective of, unwilling to part with
Pāli: issā
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Stinginess

Stinginess

A contracted, possessive refusal to share what one has—whether material goods, knowledge, or status. It clings tightly to what is “mine,” fearing loss and closing the hand against generosity.

Also known as: miserliness, meanness, tight-fistedness
Pāli: macchariya
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Last updated on July 27, 2026