“Rāgassa, bhikkhave, pariññāya …pe… parikkhayāya … pahānāya … khayāya … vayāya … virāgāya … nirodhāya … cāgāya …pe… paṭinissaggāya ime satta dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.
The Buddha teaches a repeated formula on seven things that should be developed for complete understanding, ending, and letting go of unwholesome qualities in this grouped discourse.
AN 7.618-644 Untitled Discourses on Greed
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Rāgassa, bhikkhave, pariññāya …pe…
“For the complete understanding of greed …
parikkhayāya …
complete ending …
pahānāya …
giving up …
khayāya …
ending …
vayāya …
vanishing …
virāgāya …
fading away …
nirodhāya …
cessation …
cāgāya …pe…
giving away …
paṭinissaggāya ime satta dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.
For the letting go of greed, these seven things should be developed.”
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