ENThis was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard. “Mendicants, give up one thing and I guarantee you non-return. What one thing?
PLVuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ: “Ekadhammaṁ, bhikkhave, pajahatha; ahaṁ vo pāṭibhogo anāgāmitāya. Katamaṁ ekadhammaṁ?
ENGreed is the one thing. Give it up, and I guarantee you non-return.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
PLLobhaṁ, bhikkhave, ekadhammaṁ pajahatha; ahaṁ vo pāṭibhogo anāgāmitāyā”ti. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
EN“When overcome by greed beings go to a bad place. Having rightly understood that greed, the discerning give it up.
PL“Yena lobhena luddhāse, sattā gacchanti duggatiṁ; Taṁ lobhaṁ sammadaññāya, pajahanti vipassino;
ENOnce they’ve given it up, they never return to this world.” This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
PLPahāya na punāyanti, imaṁ lokaṁ kudācanan”ti. Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti. Paṭhamaṁ.
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