• Numbered Discourses 8 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 8

11. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed 11. Rāgapeyyāla

Untitled Discourse on Greed (2nd) ~

ā€œFor insight into greed, eight things should be developed. ā€œRāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiƱƱāya aį¹­į¹­ha dhammā bhāvetabbā. What eight? Katame aį¹­į¹­ha? Perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limited, both pretty and ugly. Ajjhattaṁ rÅ«pasaƱƱī bahiddhā rÅ«pāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni, Mastering them, they perceive: ā€˜I know and see.’ tāni abhibhuyya ā€˜jānāmi passāmī’ti evaṁsaƱƱī hoti. Perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly. … Ajjhattaṁ rÅ«pasaƱƱī bahiddhā rÅ«pāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya ā€˜jānāmi passāmī’ti evaṁsaƱƱī hoti. Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limited, both pretty and ugly. … Ajjhattaṁ arÅ«pasaƱƱī bahiddhā rÅ«pāni passati parittāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya ā€˜jānāmi passāmī’ti evaṁsaƱƱī hoti. Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, limitless, both pretty and ugly. … Ajjhattaṁ arÅ«pasaƱƱī bahiddhā rÅ«pāni passati appamāṇāni suvaṇṇadubbaṇṇāni, tāni abhibhuyya ā€˜jānāmi passāmī’ti evaṁsaƱƱī hoti. Not perceiving form internally, they see forms externally, blue, with blue color and blue appearance. … Ajjhattaṁ arÅ«pasaƱƱī bahiddhā rÅ«pāni passati nÄ«lāni nÄ«lavaṇṇāni nÄ«lanidassanāni nÄ«lanibhāsāni yellow … pÄ«tāni pÄ«tavaṇṇāni …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: ā€˜I know and see.’ tāni abhibhuyya ā€˜jānāmi passāmī’ti evaṁsaƱƱī hoti—For insight into greed, these eight things should be developed.ā€ rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiƱƱāya ime aį¹­į¹­ha dhammā bhāvetabbÄā€.