4.
The Discourse on Mahācunda
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On one occasion the Venerable Mahācunda was dwelling among the Cetis at Sahajāti.
There the Venerable Mahācunda addressed the monks -
"Friends, monks!"
"Friend," those monks assented to the Venerable Mahācunda.
The Venerable Mahācunda said this -
"A monk, friends, claiming knowledge - 'I know this Teaching, I see this Teaching.' If, friends, greed overcomes that monk and remains, hate... Delusion... Wrath... Hostility... Contempt... Insolence... stinginess... evil envy... evil desire overcomes and remains, he should be understood thus - 'This venerable one does not understand in such a way that for one who understands there is no greed, for thus greed overcomes this venerable one and remains; this venerable one does not understand in such a way that for one who understands there is no hate... Delusion... Wrath... Hostility... Contempt... Insolence... stinginess... evil envy... evil desire does not arise, for thus evil desire overcomes this venerable one and remains.'
"A monk, friends, claiming development - 'I am developed in body, developed in morality, developed in mind, developed in wisdom.' If, friends, greed overcomes that monk and remains, hate... Delusion... Wrath... Hostility... Contempt... Insolence... stinginess... evil envy... evil desire overcomes and remains, he should be understood thus - 'This venerable one does not understand in such a way that for one who understands there is no greed, for thus greed overcomes this venerable one and remains; this venerable one does not understand in such a way that for one who understands there is no hate... Delusion... Wrath... Hostility... Contempt... Insolence... stinginess... evil envy... evil desire does not arise, for thus evil desire overcomes this venerable one and remains.'
"Friends, a monk speaking the doctrine of knowledge and the doctrine of development - 'I know this Teaching, I see this Teaching, I am developed in body, developed in morality, developed in mind, developed in wisdom.' If, friends, greed overcomes that monk and remains, hate... Delusion... Wrath... Hostility... Contempt... Insolence... stinginess... evil envy... evil desire overcomes and remains, he should be understood thus - 'This venerable one does not understand in such a way that for one who understands there is no greed, for thus greed overcomes this venerable one and remains; this venerable one does not understand in such a way that for one who understands there is no hate... Delusion... Wrath... Hostility... Contempt... Insolence... stinginess... evil envy... evil desire does not arise, for thus evil desire overcomes this venerable one and remains.'
"Just as, friends, a man being poor might speak the claim of being wealthy, being without riches might speak the claim of having riches, being without possessions might speak the claim of having possessions. When some need for wealth arises, he would not be able to bring forth wealth or grain or silver or gold. They would know him thus - 'This venerable one being poor speaks the claim of being wealthy, this venerable one being without riches speaks the claim of having riches, this venerable one being without possessions speaks the claim of having possessions. What is the reason for this? For thus this venerable one, when some need for wealth arises, is not able to bring forth wealth or grain or silver or gold.'
"So too, friends, a monk speaking the doctrine of knowledge and the doctrine of development - 'I know this Teaching, I see this Teaching, I am developed in body, developed in morality, developed in mind, developed in wisdom.' If, friends, greed overcomes that monk and remains, hate... Delusion... Wrath... Hostility... Contempt... Insolence... stinginess... evil envy... evil desire overcomes and remains, he should be understood thus - 'This venerable one does not understand in such a way that for one who understands there is no greed, for thus greed overcomes this venerable one and remains; this venerable one does not understand in such a way that for one who understands there is no hate... Delusion... Wrath... Hostility... Contempt... Insolence... stinginess... evil envy... evil desire does not arise, for thus evil desire overcomes this venerable one and remains.'
"A monk, friends, claiming knowledge - 'I know this Teaching, I see this Teaching.' If, friends, greed does not overcome that monk and remain, hate... Delusion... Wrath... Hostility... Contempt... Insolence... stinginess... evil envy... evil desire does not overcome him and remain, he should be understood thus - 'This venerable one understands in such a way that for one who understands thus greed does not exist, for indeed greed does not overcome this venerable one and remain; this venerable one understands in such a way that for one who understands thus hate does not exist... Delusion... Wrath... Hostility... Contempt... Insolence... stinginess... evil envy... evil desire does not exist, for indeed evil desire does not overcome this venerable one and remain.'
"A monk, friends, claiming development - 'I am developed in body, developed in morality, developed in mind, developed in wisdom.' If, friends, greed does not overcome that monk and remain, hate... Delusion... Wrath... Hostility... Contempt... Insolence... stinginess... evil envy... evil desire does not overcome him and remain, he should be understood thus - 'This venerable one understands in such a way that for one who understands thus greed does not exist, for indeed greed does not overcome this venerable one and remain; this venerable one understands in such a way that for one who understands thus hate does not exist... Delusion... Wrath... Hostility... Contempt... Insolence... stinginess... evil envy... evil desire does not exist, for indeed evil desire does not overcome this venerable one and remain.'
"Friends, a monk speaking the doctrine of knowledge and the doctrine of development - 'I know this Teaching, I see this Teaching, I am developed in body, developed in morality, developed in mind, developed in wisdom.' If, friends, greed does not overcome that monk and remain, hate... Delusion... Wrath... Hostility... Contempt... Insolence... stinginess... evil envy... evil desire does not overcome him and remain, he should be understood thus - 'This venerable one understands in such a way that for one who understands thus greed does not exist, for indeed greed does not overcome this venerable one and remain; this venerable one understands in such a way that for one who understands thus hate exists... Delusion... Wrath... Hostility... Contempt... Insolence... stinginess... evil envy... evil desire does not exist, for indeed evil desire does not overcome this venerable one and remain.'
"Just as, friends, a man being wealthy would speak the claim of being wealthy, being rich would speak the claim of being rich, being prosperous would speak the claim of being prosperous. When some need for wealth has arisen, he would be able to bring forth wealth or grain or silver or gold. They would know him thus - 'This venerable one being wealthy speaks the claim of being wealthy, this venerable one being rich speaks the claim of being rich, this venerable one being prosperous speaks the claim of being prosperous. What is the reason for this? For indeed this venerable one, when some need for wealth has arisen, is able to bring forth wealth or grain or silver or gold.'
So too, friends, a monk speaking the doctrine of knowledge and the doctrine of development - 'I know this Teaching, I see this Teaching, I am developed in body, developed in morality, developed in mind, developed in wisdom.' If, friends, greed does not overcome that monk and remain, hate... Delusion... Wrath... Hostility... Contempt... Insolence... stinginess... evil envy... evil desire does not overcome him and remain, he should be understood thus - 'This venerable one understands in such a way that for one who understands thus greed does not exist, for indeed greed does not overcome this venerable one and remain; this venerable one understands in such a way that for one who understands thus hate does not exist... Delusion... Wrath... Hostility... Contempt... Insolence... stinginess... evil envy... evil desire does not exist, for indeed evil desire does not overcome this venerable one and remain.'" The fourth.