iti.1 Itivuttaka

Greed

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“Mendicants, give up one thing
and I guarantee you non-return.
What one thing?
Greed is the one thing. Give it up,
and I guarantee you non-return.”
The Buddha spoke this matter.
On this it is said:
“When overcome by greed
beings go to a bad place.
Having rightly understood that greed,
the discerning give it up.
Once they’ve given it up,
they never return to this world.”
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.