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AN 5.308-1152 - Untitled Discourses on Greed, Etc. Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato Source: https://suttacentral.net/an5.308-1152/en/sujato License: CC0-1.0 Numbered Discourses 5.308–1152 29. Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed Untitled Discourses on Greed, Etc. “For the complete understanding … finishing … giving up … ending … vanishing … fading away … cessation … giving away … letting go of greed, five things should be developed.” “Of hate … delusion … anger … acrimony … disdain … contempt … jealousy … stinginess … deceit … deviousness … obstinacy … aggression … conceit … arrogance … vanity … negligence … for insight … complete understanding … finishing … giving up … ending … vanishing … fading away … cessation … giving away … letting go … five things should be developed. What five? The powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. For the letting go of negligence, these five things should be developed.” The Book of the Fives is finished.