Iti 68Greed (1st)
Pāli / Sanskrit:Paṭhamarāgasutta
One whose passion, aversion, and delusion are abandoned is freed from Māra’s power.
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– So It Was Said 68
The Book of the Threes Chapter Two Greed (1st)
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“Whoever has not given up greed, hate, and delusion is said to be trapped. They’re caught in Māra’s snare, and the Wicked One can do with them what he wants. Whoever has given up greed, hate, and delusion is said to be free. They’re released from Māra’s snare, and the Wicked One cannot do with them what he wants.”
The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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