Aṇguttara Nikāya
VIII. Aṭṭhaka Nipāta
VII. Bhūmi-Cāla Vagga

The Book of the Gradual Sayings
VIII. The Book of the Eights
Chapter VII: On Earthquakes

Sutta 61

Hankering

Translated from the Pali by E.M. Hare.

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[194]

[1][than] THUS have I heard:

Once the Exalted One was dwelling near Sāvatthī,
at Jeta Grove,
in Anāthapiṇḍika's Park.

There the Exalted One addressed the monks, saying:

"Monks."

"Yes, lord," they replied, and the Exalted One said:

2. "Monks, these eight persons are found in the world.

What eight?

3. Monks, take the case of a monk, in whom,
while living in seclusion
not stirred to effort,^[1]
there arises a hankering after possessions.^[2]

■

He rouses himself,
exerts himself
and strives for possessions;
but, though he rouse himself,
exert himself
and strive,
possessions come not to him.

■

From not getting possessions,
he mourns,
grieves,
wails,
beats his breast
and falls into distraction.^[3]

■

Monks, this monk is called:

"One who lives hankering after possessions" -
he rouses himself,
exerts himself
and strives for possessions,
but not getting them he becomes a mourner,
a wailer;
he has fallen from sad'Dhammā.^[4]

 

§

 

[195] 4. Take the case, monks, of a monk, in whom,
while living in seclusion
not stirred to effort,
there arises a hankering after possessions.

■

He rouses himself,
exerts himself
and strives for possessions;
and rousing himself
exerting himself
and striving for possessions; possessions come to him.

■

From getting possessions,
he becomes elated,
excited,
he falls into a state of elation,
excitement.

■

Monks, this monk is called:

"One who lives hankering after possessions" -
he rouses himself,
exerts himself
and strives for possessions,
and from getting them
he becomes elated,
excited;
and falls into a state of elation,
excitement;
he has fallen from sad'Dhammā.

 

§

 

5. Take the case, monks, of a monk in whom,
while living in seclusion
not stirred to effort,
there arises a hankering after possessions.

■

He does not rouse himself,
nor exert himself,
nor strive for possessions;
and not rousing himself,
nor exerting himself,
nor striving for possessions;
they come not to him.

■

Not getting possessions,
he mourns,
grieves,
wails,
beats his breast
and falls into distraction.

■

Monks, this monk is called:

"One who lives hankering after possessions " - ,
he does not rouse himself,
nor exert himself,
nor strive for possessions;
and not getting them,
he mourns,
grieves,
wails,
beats his breast
and falls into distraction;
he has fallen from sad'Dhammā.

 

§

 

6. Take the case, monks, of a monk in whom,
while living in seclusion
not stirred to effort,
there arises a hankering after possessions.

■

He does not rouse himself,
nor exert himself,
nor strive for possessions;
and not rousing himself,
nor exerting himself,
nor striving for possessions;
possessions come to him.

■

From getting possessions,
he becomes elated,
excited,
he falls into a state of elation,
excitement.

■

Monks, this monk is called:

"One who lives hankering after possessions " - ,
he does not rouse himself,
nor exert himself,
nor strive for possessions;
and getting them
he becomes elated,
excited,
he falls into a state of elation,
excitement;
he has fallen from sad'Dhammā.

 

§

 

7. Take the case, monks, of a monk, in whom,
while living in seclusion
not stirred to effort,
there arises a hankering after possessions.

■

He rouses himself,
exerts himself
and strives for possessions;
but, though he rouse himself,
exert himself
and strive,
possessions come not to him.

■

From not getting possessions,
he does not mourn,
does not grieve,
does not wail,
does not beat his breast
and does not fall into distraction.

■

Monks, this monk is called:

"One who lives hankering after possessions" -
he rouses himself,
exerts himself
and strives for possessions,
but not getting them he does not become a mourner,
a wailer;
he has not fallen from sad'Dhammā.

 

§

 

8. Take the case, monks, of a monk, in whom,
while living in seclusion
not stirred to effort,
there arises a hankering after possessions.

■

He rouses himself,
exerts himself
and strives for possessions;
and rousing himself
exerting himself
and striving for possessions; possessions come to him.

■

From getting possessions,
he does not becomes elated,
excited,
he does not fall into a state of elation,
excitement.

■

Monks, this monk is called:

"One who lives hankering after possessions" -
he rouses himself,
exerts himself
and strives for possessions,
and from getting them
he does not become elated,
excited;
and does not fall into a state of elation,
excitement;
he has not fallen from sad'Dhammā.

 

§

 

Take the case, monks, of a monk in whom,
while living in seclusion
not stirred to effort,
there arises a hankering after possessions.

■

He does not rouse himself,
nor exert himself,
nor strive for possessions;
and not rousing himself,
nor exerting himself,
nor striving for possessions;
they come not to him.

■

Not getting possessions,
he does not mourn,
grieve,
wail,
or beat his breast
and does not fall into distraction.

■

Monks, [196] this monk is called:

"One who lives hankering after possessions " - ,
he does not rouse himself,
nor exert himself,
nor strive for possessions;
and not getting them,
he does not mourn,
grieve,
wail,
or beat his breast
and does not fall into distraction;
he has not fallen from sad'Dhammā.

 

§

 

Take the case, monks, of a monk in whom,
while living in seclusion
not stirred to effort,
there arises a hankering after possessions.

■

He does not rouse himself,
nor exert himself,
nor strive for possessions;
and not rousing himself,
nor exerting himself,
nor striving for possessions;
possessions come to him.

■

From getting possessions,
he does not become elated,
excited,
he does not fall into a state of elation,
excitement.

■

Monks, this monk is called:

"One who lives hankering after possessions " - ,
he does not rouse himself,
nor exert himself,
nor strive for possessions;
and getting them
he does not become elated,
excited,
he does not fall into a state of elation,
excitement;
he has not fallen from sad'Dhammā.

Monks, these eight persons are found in this world."

 

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^[1] Nirāyattavutti. Comy. anāyatta-.

^[2] Lābha. Comy. the four requisites.

^[3] Cf. M. i, 86; also A. ii, 188; iii, 416; on sammoha see DhS. trsl., § 390.

^[4] Comy. vipassanā, inward vision.