118 (1)
“Bhikkhus, these two desires are hard to abandon. What two? The desire for gain and the desire for life. These two desires are hard to abandon.”315 [87]
119 (2)
“Bhikkhus, these two kinds of persons are rare in the world. What two? One who takes the initiative in helping others and one who is grateful and thankful. These two kinds of persons are rare in the world.”
120 (3)
“Bhikkhus, these two kinds of persons are rare in the world. What two? One who is satisfied and one who provides satisfaction. These two kinds of persons are rare in the world.”
121 (4)
“Bhikkhus, these two kinds of persons are hard to satisfy. What two? One who amasses what he gains and one who squanders what he gains.316 These two kinds of persons are hard to satisfy.”
122 (5)
“Bhikkhus, these two kinds of persons are easy to satisfy. What two? One who does not amass what he gains and one who does not squander what he gains. These two kinds of persons are easy to satisfy.”
123 (6)
“Bhikkhus, there are these two conditions for the arising of greed. What two? The mark of the attractive and careless attention. These are the two conditions for the arising of greed.”317
124 (7)
“Bhikkhus, there are these two conditions for the arising of hatred. What two? The mark of the repulsive and careless attention. These are the two conditions for the arising of hatred.”
125 (8)
“Bhikkhus, there are these two conditions for the arising of wrong view. What two? The utterance of another [person] and careless attention. These are the two conditions for the arising of wrong view.”
126 (9)
“Bhikkhus, there are these two conditions for the arising of right view. What two? The utterance of another [person] and careful attention. These are the two conditions for the arising of right view.”
127 (10)
“Bhikkhus, there are these two kinds of offenses. What two? [88] A light offense and a grave offense. These are the two kinds of offenses.”318
128 (11)
“Bhikkhus, there are these two kinds of offenses. What two? A coarse offense and an offense that is not coarse. These are the two kinds of offenses.”
129 (12)
“Bhikkhus, there are these two kinds of offenses. What two? A remediable offense and an irremediable offense. These are the two kinds of offenses.”
315 Mp glosses āsā here with taṇhā.
316 Yo ca laddhaṃ laddhaṃ vissajjeti. Mp glosses: “He gives to others” (paresaṃ deti). However, I think what is indicated by vissajjeti is not generosity but profligacy.
317 In relation to this and the following sutta, see 1:11, 1:12.
318 For explanations of these types of offenses, here and just below, see p. 1602, note 66.