- Numbered Discourses 8 Aṅguttara Nikāya 8
- 11. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed 11. Rāgapeyyāla
Untitled Discourse on Greed (2nd) ~
“For insight into greed, eight things should be developed. “Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya aṭṭha dhammā bhāvetabbā. What eight? Katame aṭṭha? Perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limited, both pretty and ugly. Ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni, Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’ tāni abhibhuyya ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti evaṁsaññī hoti. Perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly. … Ajjhattaṁ rūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti evaṁsaññī hoti. Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limited, both pretty and ugly. … Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti evaṁsaññī hoti. Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly. … Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti evaṁsaññī hoti. Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, blue, with blue color and blue appearance. … Ajjhattaṁ arūpasaññī bahiddhā rūpāni passati nīlāni nīlavaṇṇāni nīlanidassanāni nīlanibhāsāni yellow … pītāni pītavaṇṇāni …pe… red … lohitakāni lohitakavaṇṇāni …pe… Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, white, with white color and white appearance. odātāni odātavaṇṇāni …pe… odātanibhāsāni, Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’ tāni abhibhuyya ‘jānāmi passāmī’ti evaṁsaññī hoti—For insight into greed, these eight things should be developed.” rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya ime aṭṭha dhammā bhāvetabbā”.