Rāgasutta
Greed
“Tayome, bhikkhave, dhammā.
“Mendicants, there are these three things.
Katame tayo?
What three?
Rāgo, doso, moho.
Greed, hate, and delusion.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo dhammā.
These are the three things.
Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā.
To give up these three things you should develop three things.
Katame tayo?
What three?
Rāgassa pahānāya asubhā bhāvetabbā, dosassa pahānāya mettā bhāvetabbā, mohassa pahānāya paññā bhāvetabbā.
You should develop the perception of ugliness to give up greed, love to give up hate, and wisdom to give up delusion.
Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya ime tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.
These are the three things you should develop to give up those three things.”
