AN 9 The Book of the Nines – Navakanipāta > AN 9.23 Rooted in Craving

Numbered Discourses 9.23 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.23

3. Abodes of Sentient Beings – 3. Sattāvāsavagga

AN 9.23 Rooted in Craving – Taṇhāmūlakasutta

1.1

“Bhikkhū, I will teach you about nine things rooted in craving.

“Nava, bhikkhave, taṇhāmūlake dhamme desessāmi, taṁ suṇātha.

1.2

And what are the nine things rooted in craving?

Katame ca, bhikkhave, nava taṇhāmūlakā dhammā?

1.3

Craving is a cause of seeking. Seeking is a cause of gaining material possessions. Gaining material possessions is a cause of assessing. Assessing is a cause of desire and lust. Desire and lust is a cause of attachment. Attachment is a cause of ownership. Ownership is a cause of stinginess. Stinginess is a cause of safeguarding. Owing to safeguarding, many bad, unskillful things come to be: taking up the rod and the sword, quarrels, arguments, and fights, accusations, divisive speech, and lies.

Taṇhaṁ paṭicca pariyesanā, pariyesanaṁ paṭicca lābho, lābhaṁ paṭicca vinicchayo, vinicchayaṁ paṭicca chandarāgo, chandarāgaṁ paṭicca ajjhosānaṁ, ajjhosānaṁ paṭicca pariggaho, pariggahaṁ paṭicca macchariyaṁ, macchariyaṁ paṭicca ārakkho, ārakkhādhikaraṇaṁ daṇḍādānaṁ satthādānaṁ kalahaviggahavivādatuvaṁtuvaṁpesuññamusāvādā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti.

1.4

These are the nine things rooted in craving.”

Ime kho, bhikkhave, nava taṇhāmūlakā dhammā”ti.

1.5

Tatiyaṁ.