{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an10.24/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an10.24","id":"suttacentral_an10.24","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an10.24/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"At one time Venerable Mah\u0101cunda was staying in the land of the Cet\u012bs at Sahaj\u0101ti. There he addressed the mendicants: \u201cReverends, mendicants!\u201d \u201cReverend,\u201d they replied. Venerable Mah\u0101cunda said this: \u201cReverends, a mendicant who makes a declaration of knowledge says: \u2018I know this teaching, I see this teaching.\u2019 Suppose that greed masters that mendicant and keeps going. Or that hate \u2026 delusion \u2026 anger \u2026 acrimony \u2026 disdain \u2026 contempt \u2026 stinginess \u2026 nasty jealousy \u2026 or corrupt wishes master that mendicant and keep going. You should know of them: \u2018This venerable does not have the understanding that would eliminate greed, so greed masters them and keeps going. They don\u2019t have the understanding that would eliminate hate \u2026 delusion \u2026 anger \u2026 acrimony \u2026 disdain \u2026 contempt \u2026 stinginess \u2026 nasty jealousy \u2026 or corrupt wishes, so corrupt wishes master them and keep going.\u2019 A mendicant who makes a declaration of development says: \u2018I am developed in physical endurance, ethics, mind, and wisdom.\u2019 Suppose that greed masters that mendicant and keeps going. Or that hate \u2026 delusion \u2026 anger \u2026 acrimony \u2026 disdain \u2026 contempt \u2026 stinginess \u2026 nasty jealousy \u2026 or corrupt wishes master that mendicant and keep going. You should know of them: \u2018This venerable does not have the understanding that would eliminate greed, so greed masters them and keeps going. They don\u2019t have the understanding that would eliminate hate \u2026 delusion \u2026 anger \u2026 acrimony \u2026 disdain \u2026 contempt \u2026 stinginess \u2026 nasty jealousy \u2026 or corrupt wishes, so corrupt wishes master them and keep going.\u2019 A mendicant who makes a declaration of both knowledge and development says: \u2018I know this teaching, I see this teaching. And I am developed in physical endurance, ethics, mind, and wisdom.\u2019 Suppose that greed masters that mendicant and keeps going. Or that hate \u2026 delusion \u2026 anger \u2026 acrimony \u2026 disdain \u2026 contempt \u2026 stinginess \u2026 nasty jealousy \u2026 or corrupt wishes master that mendicant and keep going. You should know of them: \u2018This venerable does not have the understanding that would eliminate greed, so greed masters them and keeps going. They don\u2019t have the understanding that would eliminate hate \u2026 delusion \u2026 anger \u2026 acrimony \u2026 disdain \u2026 contempt \u2026 stinginess \u2026 nasty jealousy \u2026 or corrupt wishes, so corrupt wishes master them and keep going.\u2019 Suppose a poor, needy, and penniless person was to declare themselves to be rich, affluent, and wealthy. But when it came time to make a payment they weren\u2019t able to come up with any money, grain, silver, or gold. They would know of them: \u2018This person declares themselves to be rich, affluent, and wealthy, but they are in fact poor, penniless, and needy.\u2019 Why is that? Because when it came time to make a payment they weren\u2019t able to come up with any money, grain, silver, or gold. In the same way, a mendicant who makes a declaration of knowledge and development says: \u2018I know this teaching, I see this teaching. And I am developed in physical endurance, ethics, mind, and wisdom.\u2019 Suppose that greed masters that mendicant and keeps going. Or that hate \u2026 delusion \u2026 anger \u2026 acrimony \u2026 disdain \u2026 contempt \u2026 stinginess \u2026 nasty jealousy \u2026 or corrupt wishes master that mendicant and keep going. You should know of them: \u2018This venerable does not have the understanding that would eliminate greed, so greed masters them and keeps going. They don\u2019t have the understanding that would eliminate hate \u2026 delusion \u2026 anger \u2026 acrimony \u2026 disdain \u2026 contempt \u2026 stinginess \u2026 nasty jealousy \u2026 or corrupt wishes, so corrupt wishes master them and keep going.\u2019 A mendicant who makes a declaration of knowledge says: \u2018I know this teaching, I see this teaching.\u2019 Suppose that greed does not master that mendicant and keep going. Or that hate \u2026 delusion \u2026 anger \u2026 acrimony \u2026 disdain \u2026 contempt \u2026 stinginess \u2026 nasty jealousy \u2026 or corrupt wishes don\u2019t master that mendicant and keep going. You should know of them: \u2018This venerable has the understanding that eliminates greed, so greed doesn\u2019t master them and keep going. They have the understanding that eliminates hate \u2026 delusion \u2026 anger \u2026 acrimony \u2026 disdain \u2026 contempt \u2026 stinginess \u2026 nasty jealousy \u2026 and corrupt wishes, so corrupt wishes don\u2019t master them and keep going.\u2019 A mendicant who makes a declaration of development says: \u2018I am developed in physical endurance, ethics, mind, and wisdom.\u2019 Suppose that greed does not master that mendicant and keep going. Or that hate \u2026 delusion \u2026 anger \u2026 acrimony \u2026 disdain \u2026 contempt \u2026 stinginess \u2026 nasty jealousy \u2026 or corrupt wishes don\u2019t master that mendicant and keep going. You should know of them: \u2018This venerable has the understanding that eliminates greed, so greed doesn\u2019t master them and keep going. They have the understanding that eliminates hate \u2026 delusion \u2026 anger \u2026 acrimony \u2026 disdain \u2026 contempt \u2026 stinginess \u2026 nasty jealousy \u2026 and corrupt wishes, so corrupt wishes don\u2019t master them and keep going.\u2019 A mendicant who makes a declaration of both knowledge and development says: \u2018I know this teaching, I see this teaching. And I am developed in physical endurance, ethics, mind, and wisdom.\u2019 Suppose that greed does not master that mendicant and keep going. Or that hate \u2026 delusion \u2026 anger \u2026 acrimony \u2026 disdain \u2026 contempt \u2026 stinginess \u2026 nasty jealousy \u2026 or corrupt wishes don\u2019t master that mendicant and keep going. You should know of them: \u2018This venerable has the understanding that eliminates greed, so greed doesn\u2019t master them and keep going. They have the understanding that eliminates hate \u2026 delusion \u2026 anger \u2026 acrimony \u2026 disdain \u2026 contempt \u2026 stinginess \u2026 nasty jealousy \u2026 and corrupt wishes, so corrupt wishes don\u2019t master them and keep going.\u2019 Suppose a rich, affluent, and wealthy person was to declare themselves to be rich, affluent, and wealthy. And whenever it came time to make a payment they were able to come up with the money, grain, silver, or gold. They would know of them: \u2018This person declares themselves to be rich, affluent, and wealthy, and they are in fact rich, affluent, and wealthy.\u2019 Why is that? Because when it came time to make a payment they were able to come up with the money, grain, silver, or gold. In the same way, a mendicant who makes a declaration of knowledge and development says: \u2018I know this teaching, I see this teaching. And I am developed in physical endurance, ethics, mind, and wisdom.\u2019 Suppose that greed does not master that mendicant and keep going. Or that hate \u2026 delusion \u2026 anger \u2026 acrimony \u2026 disdain \u2026 contempt \u2026 stinginess \u2026 nasty jealousy \u2026 or corrupt wishes don\u2019t master that mendicant and keep going. You should know of them: \u2018This venerable has the understanding that eliminates greed, so greed doesn\u2019t master them and keep going. They have the understanding that eliminates hate \u2026 delusion \u2026 anger \u2026 acrimony \u2026 disdain \u2026 contempt \u2026 stinginess \u2026 nasty jealousy \u2026 and corrupt wishes, so corrupt wishes don\u2019t master them and keep going.\u2019\u201d","title":"By Mah\u0101cunda","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":1176}