“Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya satta dhammā bhāvetabbā. Katame satta? Aniccasaññā, anattasaññā, asubhasaññā, ādīnavasaññā, pahānasaññā, virāgasaññā, nirodhasaññā— rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya ime satta dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.
The Buddha teaches that seven things should be developed for insight into and the complete ending of greed, hate, delusion, and other unwholesome qualities.
AN 7.616 Untitled Discourse on Greed (2nd)
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya satta dhammā bhāvetabbā.
“Mendicants, for insight into greed, seven things should be developed.
Katame satta?
What seven?
Aniccasaññā, anattasaññā, asubhasaññā, ādīnavasaññā, pahānasaññā, virāgasaññā, nirodhasaññā—
The perception of impermanence, the perception of not-self, the perception of ugliness, the perception of drawbacks, the perception of giving up, the perception of fading away, and the perception of cessation.
rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya ime satta dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.
These seven things should be developed for insight into greed.”
Sign in to mark this page as read
Last updated on July 27, 2026