Visuddhimagga XIV-173

487. Maccharabhāvo macchariyaṃ. Taṃ laddhānaṃ vā labhitabbānaṃ vā attano sampattīnaṃ nigūhanalakkhaṇaṃ, tāsaṃyeva parehi sādhāraṇabhāvaakkhamanarasaṃ, saṅkocanapaccupaṭṭhānaṃ, kaṭukañcukatāpaccupaṭṭhānaṃ vā, attasampattipadaṭṭhānaṃ, cetaso virūpabhāvoti daṭṭhabbaṃ.
17)悭吝故为「悭」。它有隐秘自己已得或当得的利益的特相;有不能与他人共有他的所得的作用;以收缩或吝啬为现状;以自己的所得为近因。当知悭是心的丑恶。
Ñ(XIV,173): (xlvii) Avariciousness is avarice. Its characteristic is the hiding of one's own success that has been or can be obtained. Its function is not to bear sharing these with others. It is manifested as shrinking, or it is manifested as meanness. Its proximate cause is one's own success. It should be regarded as a mental disfigurement.



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