“Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya cha dhammā bhāvetabbā. Katame cha? Aniccasaññā, anicce dukkhasaññā, dukkhe anattasaññā, pahānasaññā, virāgasaññā, nirodhasaññā. Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya ime cha dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.
The Buddha teaches that six things should be developed for insight into and the complete ending of greed, hate, delusion, and other unwholesome qualities.
AN 6.142 Untitled Discourse on Greed (3rd)
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya cha dhammā bhāvetabbā.
“For insight into greed, six things should be developed.
Katame cha?
What six?
Aniccasaññā, anicce dukkhasaññā, dukkhe anattasaññā, pahānasaññā, virāgasaññā, nirodhasaññā.
The perception of impermanence, the perception of suffering in impermanence, the perception of not-self in suffering, the perception of giving up, the perception of fading away, and the perception of cessation.
Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya ime cha dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.
For insight into greed, these six things should be developed.”
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