{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an10.76/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an10.76","id":"suttacentral_an10.76","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an10.76/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, if three things were not found, the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha would not arise in the world, and the teaching and training proclaimed by the Realized One would not shine in the world. What three? Rebirth, old age, and death. If these three things were not found, the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha would not arise in the world, and the teaching and training proclaimed by the Realized One would not shine in the world. But since these three things are found, the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha arises in the world, and the teaching and training proclaimed by the Realized One shines in the world. Without giving up three things you can\u2019t give up rebirth, old age, and death. What three? Greed, hate, and delusion. Without giving up these three things you can\u2019t give up rebirth, old age, and death. Without giving up three things you can\u2019t give up greed, hate, and delusion. What three? Substantialist view, doubt, and misapprehension of precepts and observances. Without giving up these three things you can\u2019t give up greed, hate, and delusion. Without giving up three things you can\u2019t give up substantialist view, doubt, and misapprehension of precepts and observances. What three? Irrational application of mind, following a wrong path, and mental sluggishness. Without giving up these three things you can\u2019t give up substantialist view, doubt, and misapprehension of precepts and observances. Without giving up three things you can\u2019t give up irrational application of mind, following a wrong path, and mental sluggishness. What three? Unmindfulness, lack of situational awareness, and scattered mind. Without giving up these three things you can\u2019t give up irrational application of mind, following a wrong path, and mental sluggishness. Without giving up three things you can\u2019t give up unmindfulness, lack of situational awareness, and scattered mind. What three? Not wanting to see the noble ones, not wanting to hear the teaching of the noble ones, and a fault-finding mind. Without giving up these three things you can\u2019t give up unmindfulness, lack of situational awareness, and scattered mind. Without giving up three things you can\u2019t give up not wanting to see the noble ones, not wanting to hear the teaching of the noble ones, and a fault-finding mind. What three? Restlessness, lack of restraint, and unethical conduct. Without giving up these three things you can\u2019t give up not wanting to see the noble ones, not wanting to hear the teaching of the noble ones, and a fault-finding mind. Without giving up three things you can\u2019t give up restlessness, lack of restraint, and unethical conduct. What three? Faithlessness, uncharitableness, and laziness. Without giving up these three things you can\u2019t give up restlessness, lack of restraint, and unethical conduct. Without giving up three things you can\u2019t give up faithlessness, uncharitableness, and laziness. What three? Disregard, being hard to admonish, and having bad friends. Without giving up these three things you can\u2019t give up faithlessness, uncharitableness, and laziness. Without giving up three things you can\u2019t give up disregard, being hard to admonish, and having bad friends. What three? Lack of conscience, imprudence, and negligence. Without giving up these three things you can\u2019t give up disregard, being hard to admonish, and having bad friends. Mendicants, someone who lacks conscience and prudence is negligent. When you\u2019re negligent you can\u2019t give up disregard, being hard to admonish, and having bad friends. When you\u2019ve got bad friends you can\u2019t give up faithlessness, uncharitableness, and laziness. When you\u2019re lazy you can\u2019t give up restlessness, lack of restraint, and unethical conduct. When you\u2019re unethical you can\u2019t give up not wanting to see the noble ones, not wanting to hear the teaching of the noble ones, and a fault-finding mind. When you\u2019ve got a fault-finding mind you can\u2019t give up unmindfulness, lack of situational awareness, and a scattered mind. When your mind is scattered you can\u2019t give up irrational application of mind, following a wrong path, and mental sluggishness. When your mind is sluggish you can\u2019t give up substantialist view, doubt, and misapprehension of precepts and observances. When you have doubts you can\u2019t give up greed, hate, and delusion. Without giving up greed, hate, and delusion you can\u2019t give up rebirth, old age, and death. After giving up three things you can give up rebirth, old age, and death. What three? Greed, hate, and delusion. After giving up these three things you can give up rebirth, old age, and death. After giving up three things you can give up greed, hate, and delusion. What three? Substantialist view, doubt, and misapprehension of precepts and observances. After giving up these three things you can give up greed, hate, and delusion. After giving up three things you can give up substantialist view, doubt, and misapprehension of precepts and observances. What three? Irrational application of mind, following a wrong path, and mental sluggishness. After giving up these three things you can give up substantialist view, doubt, and misapprehension of precepts and observances. After giving up three things you can give up irrational application of mind, following a wrong path, and mental sluggishness. What three? Unmindfulness, lack of situational awareness, and a scattered mind. After giving up these three things you can give up irrational application of mind, following a wrong path, and mental sluggishness. After giving up three things you can give up unmindfulness, lack of situational awareness, and scattered mind. What three? Not wanting to see the noble ones, not wanting to hear the teaching of the noble ones, and a fault-finding mind. After giving up these three things you can give up unmindfulness, lack of situational awareness, and scattered mind. After giving up three things you can give up not wanting to see the noble ones, not wanting to hear the teaching of the noble ones, and a fault-finding mind. What three? Restlessness, lack of restraint, and unethical conduct. After giving up these three things you can give up not wanting to see the noble ones, not wanting to hear the teaching of the noble ones, and a fault-finding mind. After giving up three things you can give up restlessness, lack of restraint, and unethical conduct. What three? Faithlessness, uncharitableness, and laziness. After giving up these three things you can give up restlessness, lack of restraint, and unethical conduct. After giving up three things you can give up faithlessness, uncharitableness, and laziness. What three? Disregard, being hard to admonish, and having bad friends. After giving up these three things you can give up faithlessness, uncharitableness, and laziness. After giving up three things you can give up disregard, being hard to admonish, and having bad friends. What three? Lack of conscience, imprudence, and negligence. After giving up these three things you can give up disregard, being hard to admonish, and having bad friends. Mendicants, someone who has conscience and prudence is diligent. When you\u2019re diligent you can give up disregard, being hard to admonish, and having bad friends. When you\u2019ve got good friends you can give up faithlessness, uncharitableness, and laziness. When you\u2019re energetic you can give up restlessness, lack of restraint, and unethical conduct. When you\u2019re ethical you can give up not wanting to see the noble ones, not wanting to hear the teaching of the noble ones, and a fault-finding mind. When you don\u2019t have a fault-finding mind you can give up unmindfulness, lack of situational awareness, and a scattered mind. When your mind isn\u2019t scattered you can give up irrational application of mind, following a wrong path, and mental sluggishness. When your mind isn\u2019t sluggish you can give up substantialist view, doubt, and misapprehension of precepts and observances. When you have no doubts you can give up greed, hate, and delusion. After giving up greed, hate, and delusion you can give up rebirth, old age, and death.\u201d","title":"Three Things","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":1301}