Aṅguttara Nikāya 5

Numbered Discourses 5

29. Rāgapeyyāla

29. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed

“Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya pañca dhammā bhāvetabbā. Katame pañca? Asubhasaññā, maraṇasaññā, ādīnavasaññā, āhāre paṭikūlasaññā, sabbaloke anabhiratasaññā—rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya ime pañca dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.

“For insight into greed, five things should be developed. What five? The perceptions of ugliness, death, drawbacks, repulsiveness of food, and dissatisfaction with the whole world. For insight into greed, these five things should be developed.”

“Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya pañca dhammā bhāvetabbā. Katame pañca? Aniccasaññā, anattasaññā, maraṇasaññā, āhāre paṭikūlasaññā, sabbaloke anabhiratasaññā—rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya ime pañca dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.

“For insight into greed, five things should be developed. What five? The perceptions of impermanence, not-self, death, repulsiveness of food, and dissatisfaction with the whole world. For insight into greed, these five things should be developed.”

“Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya pañca dhammā bhāvetabbā. Katame pañca? Aniccasaññā, anicce dukkhasaññā, dukkhe anattasaññā, pahānasaññā, virāgasaññā—rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya ime pañca dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.

“For insight into greed, five things should be developed. What five? The perception of impermanence, the perception of suffering in impermanence, the perception of not-self in suffering, the perception of giving up, and the perception of fading away. For insight into greed, these five things should be developed.”

“Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya pañca dhammā bhāvetabbā. Katame pañca? Saddhindriyaṁ, vīriyindriyaṁ, satindriyaṁ, samādhindriyaṁ, paññindriyaṁ—rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya ime pañca dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.

“For insight into greed, five things should be developed. What five? The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. For insight into greed, these five things should be developed.”

“Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya pañca dhammā bhāvetabbā. Katame pañca? Saddhābalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, satibalaṁ, samādhibalaṁ, paññābalaṁ—rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya ime pañca dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.

“For insight into greed, five things should be developed. What five? The powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. For insight into greed, these five things should be developed.”

“Rāgassa, bhikkhave, pariññāya … parikkhayāya … pahānāya … khayāya … vayāya … virāgāya … nirodhāya … cāgāya … paṭinissaggāya pañca dhammā bhāvetabbā.

“For the complete understanding … finishing … giving up … ending … vanishing … fading away … cessation … giving away … letting go of greed, five things should be developed.”

Dosassa … mohassa … kodhassa … upanāhassa … makkhassa … paḷāsassa … issāya … macchariyassa … māyāya … sāṭheyyassa … thambhassa … sārambhassa … mānassa … atimānassa … madassa … pamādassa abhiññāya … pariññāya … parikkhayāya … pahānāya … khayāya … vayāya … virāgāya … nirodhāya … cāgāya … paṭinissaggāya pañca dhammā bhāvetabbā.

“Of hate … delusion … anger … hostility … disdain … contempt … jealousy … stinginess … deceit … deviousness … obstinacy … aggression … conceit … arrogance … vanity … negligence … for insight … complete understanding … finishing … giving up … ending … vanishing … fading away … cessation … giving away … letting go … five things should be developed.

Katame pañca? Saddhābalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, satibalaṁ, samādhibalaṁ, paññābalaṁ—pamādassa, bhikkhave, paṭinissaggāya ime pañca dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.

What five? The powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. For the letting go of negligence, these five things should be developed.”

Rāgapeyyālaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

Tassuddānaṁ

Abhiññāya pariññāya parikkhayāya, Pahānāya khayāya vayena ca; Virāganirodhā cāgañca, Paṭinissaggo ime dasāti.

Pañcakanipāto niṭṭhito.

Tatridaṁ vagguddānaṁ

Sekhabalaṁ balañceva, Pañcaṅgikañca sumanaṁ; Muṇḍanīvaraṇañca saññañca, Yodhājīvañca aṭṭhamaṁ; Theraṁ kakudhaphāsuñca, Andhakavindadvādasaṁ; Gilānarājatikaṇḍaṁ, Saddhammāghātupāsakaṁ; Araññabrāhmaṇañceva, Kimilakkosakaṁ tathā; Dīghācārāvāsikañca, Duccaritūpasampadanti.

Pañcakanipātapāḷi niṭṭhitā.

The Book of the Fives is finished.