Sectarians Titthiya Sutta (AN 3:69)
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('â', Friends, there are these three qualities. Which three? Passion, aversion, & delusion. These are the three qualities. Now what is the difference, what the distinction, what the distinguishing factor among these three qualities?â—when thus asked, how would you answer those wanderers of other sects?" "For us, lord, the teachings have the Blessed One as their root, their guide, & their arbitrator. It would be good if the Blessed One himself would explicate the meaning of this statement. Having heard it from the Blessed One, the monks will remember it." "In that case, monks, listen & pay close attention. I will speak." "As you say, lord," the monks responded to him. The Blessed One said, "Monks, if you are asked by wanderers of other sects, ),
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('â', Friends, there are these three qualities. Which three? Passion, aversion, & delusion. These are the three qualities. Now what is the difference, what the distinction, what the distinguishing factor among these three qualities?â—when thus asked, you should answer those wanderers of other sects in this way, ),
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('â', Friends, passion carries little blame and is slow to fade. Aversion carries great blame and is quick to fade. Delusion carries great blame and is slow to fade. "(Then if they ask,) ),
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('â', But what, friends, is the reason, what the cause, why unarisen passion arises, or arisen passion tends to growth & abundance?â ),
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('â', The theme of the attractive,â it should be said. ),
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('â', For one who attends inappropriately to the theme of the attractive, unarisen passion arises and arisen passion tends to growth & abundance.â¦â "(Then if they ask,) ),
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('â', But what, friends, is the reason, what the cause, why unarisen aversion arises, or arisen aversion tends to growth & abundance?â ),
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('â', The theme of irritation,â it should be said. ),
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('â', For one who attends inappropriately to the theme of irritation, unarisen aversion arises and arisen aversion tends to growth & abundance.â¦â "(Then if they ask,) ),
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('â', But what, friends, is the reason, what the cause, why unarisen delusion arises, or arisen delusion tends to growth & abundance?â ),
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('â', Inappropriate attention,â it should be said. ),
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('â', For one who attends inappropriately, unarisen delusion arises and arisen delusion tends to growth & abundance.â¦â "(Then if they ask,) ),
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('â', But what, friends, is the reason, what the cause, why unarisen passion does not arise, or arisen passion is abandoned?â ),
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('â', The theme of the unattractiveâ it should be said. ),
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('â', For one who attends appropriately to the theme of the unattractive, unarisen passion does not arise and arisen passion is abandoned.â¦â "(Then if they ask,) ),
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('â', But what, friends, is the reason, what the cause, why unarisen aversion does not arise, or arisen aversion is abandoned?â ),
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('â', Goodwill as an awareness-release,â it should be said. ),
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('â', For one who attends appropriately to goodwill as an awareness-release, unarisen aversion does not arise and arisen aversion is abandoned.â¦â "(Then if they ask,) ),
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('â', But what, friends, is the reason, what the cause, why unarisen delusion does not arise, or arisen delusion is abandoned?â ),
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('â', Appropriate attention,â it should be said. ),
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('â', For one who attends appropriately, unarisen delusion does not arise and arisen delusion is abandoned. This is the reason, this the cause, why unarisen delusion does not arise and arisen delusion is abandoned.â" See also: MN 2; MN 9; SN 22:122; SN 46:51; AN 3:133; Iti 16 - --> - - - -