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Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

2: The Book of the Twos

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1"Bhikkhus, there are these two kinds of quests. What two? The quest for material goods and the quest for the Dhamma. These are the two kinds of quest. Of these two kinds of quest, the quest for the Dhamma is foremost."

1"Dvemā, bhikkhave, pariyesanā. Katamā dve? Āmisapariyesanā ca dhammapariyesanā ca. Imā kho, bhikkhave, dve pariyesanā. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imāsaṁ dvinnaṁ pariyesanānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammapariyesanā"ti.