Untitled in the source — Rāgapeyyāla — the twenty-third and final chapter of the Tens, closing the entire nipāta
Setting
None stated in the source
Speakers
The Buddha alone, addressing the mendicants
Form
The remaining nine verbs (beyond insight), each crossed against the three ten-item lists already given in full at AN 10.237–239, all applied to greed
Length
~1 minute to read the compressed text; the full twenty-seven-discourse expansion would take about twenty minutes
Difficulty
★★☆☆☆ — compact text, standing for a genuinely large span of discourses
Why this discourse
This single page stands for twenty-seven discourses (AN 10.240–266), completing greed's own portion of this chapter's multiplication: the remaining nine verbs (complete understanding through letting go), each crossed against the three ten-item lists already stated in full at AN 10.237–239 — 9 × 3 = 27, matching the range exactly.
Reading guide
The teaching in one sentence
For the complete understanding, complete ending, giving up, ending, vanishing, fading away, cessation, giving away, and letting go of greed, the same three ten-item lists (already given in full at AN 10.237–239) should each be developed.
Nine verbs, checked individually against the root
Confirmed against bilara-data before writing, the nine verbs compressed into this range are: pariññā (complete understanding), parikkhaya (complete ending), pahāna (giving up), khaya (ending), vaya (vanishing), virāga (fading away), nirodha (cessation), cāga (giving away), and paṭinissagga (letting go) — nine distinct verbs, not a single repeated term, even though the compressed text renders most of them as brief peyyāla ellipses.
A near-identical verb list to AN 9.113–432's own set
Eight of these nine verbs (all but the first, pariññā) closely match the nine verbs already used at AN 9.113–432's own closing peyyāla (abhiññā, pariññā, parikkhaya, pahāna, khaya, vaya, virāga, nirodha, cāga, with paṭinissagga added here as a tenth) — confirming this chapter's verb-vocabulary is not invented fresh but drawn from the same recurring editorial toolkit already met one nipāta earlier.
27 discourses, a fraction of what remains
At twenty-seven discourses, this compressed page is a small fraction of this chapter's own eventual total: greed's own complete share (AN 10.237–266) comes to thirty discourses out of 510, with the sixteen further defilements and their own 480 discourses still to come at AN 10.267–746.
Key terms
pariññā — “complete understanding” — the second of this chapter's ten verbs, the first of the nine compressed into this range.
khaya, vaya — “ending, vanishing” — two further verbs in this range's own nine-verb sequence, both already familiar from this project's frequent use of impermanence vocabulary.
virāga, nirodha — “fading away, cessation” — two more verbs, matching the same terms already used as items within AN 10.237's own perception-list, here instead used as verbs applied to greed itself.
cāga — “giving away” — the ninth verb in this range, sharing its root with the generosity vocabulary met constantly throughout this project's discourses on giving.
paṭinissagga — “letting go” — the tenth and final verb of this chapter's own list, not present at AN 9.113–432's nine-verb version, confirming this chapter's own ten-verb structure is not simply copied from its predecessor.
The text
The compressed text in full: the remaining nine verbs applied to greed, each crossed against the three ten-item lists already given in full. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
Nine verbs, completing greed's own share
§1“For the complete understanding of greed … complete ending … giving up … ending … vanishing … fading away … cessation … giving away … letting go … these ten things should be developed.”
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Self-check quiz
6 questions. Click an answer to see immediate feedback. No score is recorded — this is for your own checking.
Question 1 of 6
What does this compressed page stand for?
Correct: B. Nine remaining verbs × three ten-item lists = 27, matching the discourse range exactly.
Question 2 of 6
According to the guide, what nine verbs does this range compress, confirmed against bilara-data before writing?
Correct: B. Nine distinct verbs, not a single repeated term, even though most appear as brief ellipses.
Question 3 of 6
According to the guide, how does this chapter's verb list compare to AN 9.113–432's own nine-verb set?
Correct: B. Drawn from the same recurring editorial toolkit already met one nipāta earlier, with one addition.
Question 4 of 6
According to the guide, what fraction of this chapter's total 510 discourses does greed's own complete share (AN 10.237–266) represent?
Correct: B. A small opening fraction before the chapter's much larger remaining span.
Question 5 of 6
Where is this compressed passage set?
Correct: D. No location is given for this compressed passage.
Question 6 of 6
What three ten-item lists does each of these nine verbs get crossed against, according to the guide?
Correct: B. The perception-list, the corpse sequence, and the ten-factor path, each reused nine more times.
