{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an3.71/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an3.71","id":"suttacentral_an3.71","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an3.71/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"At one time the Buddha was staying near S\u0101vatth\u012b in Jeta\u2019s Grove, An\u0101thapi\u1e47\u1e0dika\u2019s monastery. Then the wanderer Channa went up to Venerable \u0100nanda and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to \u0100nanda: \u201cReverend \u0100nanda, do you advocate giving up greed, hate, and delusion?\u201d \u201cWe do, reverend.\u201d \u201cBut what drawbacks have you seen, Reverend \u0100nanda, that you advocate giving up greed, hate, and delusion?\u201d \u201cA greedy person, overcome by greed, intends to hurt themselves, hurt others, and hurt both. They experience mental pain and sadness. When greed has been given up, they don\u2019t intend to hurt themselves, hurt others, and hurt both. They don\u2019t experience mental pain and sadness. A greedy person does bad things by way of body, speech, and mind. When greed has been given up, they don\u2019t do bad things by way of body, speech, and mind. A greedy person doesn\u2019t truly understand what\u2019s for their own good, the good of another, or the good of both. When greed has been given up, they truly understand what\u2019s for their own good, the good of another, or the good of both. Greed is a destroyer of sight, vision, and knowledge. It blocks wisdom, it\u2019s on the side of distress, and it doesn\u2019t lead to extinguishment. A hateful person, overcome by hate, intends to hurt themselves, hurt others, and hurt both. \u2026 A deluded person, overcome by delusion, intends to hurt themselves, hurt others, and hurt both. They experience mental pain and sadness. When delusion has been given up, they don\u2019t intend to hurt themselves, hurt others, and hurt both. They don\u2019t experience mental pain and sadness. A deluded person does bad things by way of body, speech, and mind. When delusion has been given up, they don\u2019t do bad things by way of body, speech, and mind. A deluded person doesn\u2019t truly understand what\u2019s for their own good, the good of another, or the good of both. When delusion has been given up, they truly understand what\u2019s for their own good, the good of another, or the good of both. Delusion is a destroyer of sight, vision, and knowledge; it blocks wisdom, it\u2019s on the side of distress, and it doesn\u2019t lead to extinguishment. This is the drawback we\u2019ve seen in greed, hate, and delusion, and this is why we advocate giving them up.\u201d \u201cBut, reverend, is there a path and a practice for giving up that greed, hate, and delusion?\u201d \u201cThere is, reverend, a path and a practice for giving up that greed, hate, and delusion.\u201d \u201cWell, what is it?\u201d \u201cIt is simply this noble eightfold path, that is: right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion. This is the path, this is the practice for giving up that greed, hate, and delusion.\u201d \u201cThis is a fine path, a fine practice, for giving up that greed, hate, and delusion. Just this much is enough for diligence.\u201d","title":"With Channa","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":501}