Untitled in the source — Rāgapeyyāla — the abbreviated texts beginning with greed, closing this nipāta
Setting
None stated in the source
Speakers
The Buddha alone, addressing the mendicants
Form
The same eleven things from AN 11.982, now developed for nine further verbs applied to greed
Length
~1 minute to read; stands for nine discourses
Completing greed's own treatment
Together with AN 11.982, this page completes the full ten-verb pattern for greed that the next page will apply to sixteen further defilements
Difficulty
★☆☆☆☆ — nine verbs, compressed but individually distinct
Why this discourse
The same eleven things already named for insight into greed at AN 11.982 should likewise be developed for greed's complete understanding, complete ending, giving up, ending, vanishing, fading away, cessation, giving away, and letting go — nine further discourses (AN 11.983–991), completing greed's own ten-verb treatment.
Reading guide
The teaching in one sentence
The same eleven attainments from AN 11.982 apply identically to nine further verbs regarding greed — complete understanding, complete ending, giving up, ending, vanishing, fading away, cessation, giving away, and letting go — completing the full ten-verb pattern this Rāgapeyyāla will apply to every remaining defilement.
Ten verbs, the same set met twice before
Insight (abhiññā, AN 11.982) plus these nine gives the identical ten-verb sequence already met at both earlier Rāgapeyyāla in this project (AN 9.113–432 and AN 10.237–746): complete understanding, complete ending, giving up, ending, vanishing, fading away, cessation, giving away, and letting go, always in this same order.
Why greed gets two pages, not one
Greed alone receives its own dedicated ten-discourse treatment across this page and the last (AN 11.982–991) before the next page compresses sixteen further defilements into a single further page — mirroring exactly how both earlier Rāgapeyyāla singled out greed for individual treatment before folding the remaining defilements into denser compressed form.
The arithmetic so far
One discourse for insight (AN 11.982) plus nine more for the remaining verbs (this page) gives exactly ten discourses for greed, matching AN 11.982 through AN 11.991 — the first tenth of this Rāgapeyyāla's full 170-discourse span.
Key terms
pariññāya — “for the complete understanding” — the second verb, opening this page's list.
parikkhayāya — “complete ending” — the third verb, distinct from the plain ‘ending’ (khaya) that follows later in the sequence.
pahānāya — “giving up” — the fourth verb, familiar from this project's many earlier discourses on abandoning unskillful qualities.
cāgāya — “giving away” — the ninth verb, distinct from the tenth and final ‘letting go’ (paṭinissagga) that closes the sequence.
paṭinissaggāya — “letting go” — the tenth and final verb, closing greed's own ten-verb treatment across this page and AN 11.982.
The text
The compressed text in full: nine further verbs applied to greed, completing its ten-verb treatment. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
Nine further verbs, applied to greed
§1“For the complete understanding of greed … complete ending … giving up … ending … vanishing … fading away … cessation … giving away … letting go … these eleven 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 page add to AN 11.982's treatment of greed?
Correct: B. Insight plus these nine verbs gives the complete ten-verb sequence.
Question 2 of 6
Where has this project already met this identical ten-verb sequence?
Correct: B. The same ten verbs, always in the same order.
Question 3 of 6
According to the guide, why does greed receive its own dedicated two-page treatment?
Correct: B. A consistent structural choice across all three Rāgapeyyāla in this project.
Question 4 of 6
What is the tenth and final verb, closing greed's own treatment?
Correct: B. Closing the sequence across this page and AN 11.982.
Question 5 of 6
What fraction of this Rāgapeyyāla's full span does greed's own ten-discourse treatment represent, according to the guide?
Correct: B. AN 11.982 through AN 11.991, out of AN 11.982 through AN 11.1151.
Question 6 of 6
Where is this compressed passage set?
Correct: B. No location is given for this compressed passage.
