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Mahanidanasutta 13.1-4

Mahānidānasutta 13.1-4

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Pāli

13.1

‘Ajjhosānaṃ paṭicca pariggaho’ti iti kho panetaṃ vuttaṃ, tadānanda, imināpetaṃ pariyāyena veditabbaṃ, yathā ajjhosānaṃ paṭicca pariggaho.

‘Attachment gives rise to ownership’—that’s what I said. And this is a way to understand how this is so.

The Great Discourse on Causation

13.2

Ajjhosānañca hi, ānanda, nābhavissa sabbena sabbaṃ sabbathā sabbaṃ kassaci kimhici, sabbaso ajjhosāne asati ajjhosānanirodhā api nu kho pariggaho paññāyethā”ti?

Suppose there were totally and utterly no attachment for anyone anywhere. When there’s no attachment at all, with the cessation of attachment, would ownership still be found?”

The Great Discourse on Causation

13.3

“No hetaṃ, bhante”.

“No, sir.”

The Great Discourse on Causation

13.4

“Tasmātihānanda, eseva hetu etaṃ nidānaṃ esa samudayo esa paccayo pariggahassa—yadidaṃ ajjhosānaṃ.

“That’s why this is the cause, source, origin, and reason of ownership, namely attachment.

The Great Discourse on Causation

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