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Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

2: The Book of the Twos

310–479

(310-319)“For insight into greed, two things should be developed. hat two? Serenity and discernment. For insight into greed, these two things should be developed.” “For the complete understanding … finishing … giving up … ending … vanishing … fading away … cessation … giving away … letting go of greed, two things should be developed.”

(320-479)“Of hate … delusion … anger … hostility … disdain … contempt … jealousy … stinginess … deceit … deviousness … obstinacy … aggression … conceit … arrogance … vanity … negligence … for insight … complete understanding … finishing … giving up … ending … vanishing … fading away … cessation … giving away … letting go … two things should be developed. What two? Serenity and discernment. For the letting go of negligence, these two things should be developed.”

That is what the Buddha said..

Satisfied, the mendicants were happy with what the Buddha said.

The book of The Twos is finished.

(310-319) “Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya dve dhammā bhāvetabbā. Katame dve? Samatho ca vipassanā ca. Rāgassa, bhikkhave, abhiññāya ime dve dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti. “Rāgassa, bhikkhave, pariññāya … parikkhayāya … pahānāya … khayāya … vayāya … virāgāya … nirodhāya … cāgāya … paṭinissaggāya dve dhammā bhāvetabbā …pe…

(320-479) “Dosassa …pe… mohassa … kodhassa … upanāhassa … makkhassa … paḷāsassa … issāya … macchariyassa … māyāya … sāṭheyyassa … thambhassa … sārambhassa … mānassa … atimānassa … madassa … pamādassa … abhiññāya … pariññāya … parikkhayāya … pahānāya … khayāya … vayāya … virāgāya … nirodhāya … cāgāya … paṭinissaggāya dve dhammā bhāvetabbā. Katame dve? Samatho ca vipassanā ca. Pamādassa, bhikkhave, paṭinissaggāya ime dve dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti

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Idamavoca bhagavā.

Attamanā te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandunti.

Rāgapeyyālaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

Dukanipātapāḷi niṭṭhitā.