The Long Āgama Sūtra 13.20

13.20

「阿難！我以此緣，知愛由受，緣受有愛，我所說者，義在於此。阿難！當知因愛有求，因求有利，因利有用，因用有欲，因欲有著，因著有嫉，因嫉有守，因守有護。阿難！由有護故，有刀杖、諍訟、作無數惡，我所說者，義在於此。阿難！此為何義，若使一切眾生無有護者，當有刀杖、諍訟，起無數惡不？」

“Ānanda, it’s for this reason that we know craving comes from feeling. ‘Craving exists conditioned by feeling.’ That’s the meaning of what I said.

“Ānanda, you should know that seeking exists because of craving. Profit exists because of seeking. Use exists because of profit. Desire exists because of use. Attachment exists because of desire. Jealousy exists because of attachment. Guarding exists because of jealousy. Safeguards exist because of guarding. Ānanda, weapons, fighting, and the making of countless evils come from the existence of safeguards. That’s the meaning of what I said.

“Ānanda, what does this mean? Suppose that no sentient being had any safeguards. Would there be weapons, fighting, and the arising of countless evils?”