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Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

2: The Book of the Twos

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1"Bhikkhus, these two desires are hard to abandon. What two? The desire for gain and the desire for life. These two desires are hard to abandon."[n.315] Mp glosses āsā here with taṇhā.

1"Dvemā, bhikkhave, āsā duppajahā. Katamā dve? Lābhāsā ca jīvitāsā ca. Imā kho, bhikkhave, dve āsā duppajahā"ti.