The Dhammapada · 5 of 5 · tr. F. Max Müller
Chapter I, Section 1e
It is the negative of the fourth Nidâna, the so-called Upâdâna, which Köppen has well explained by Anhänglichkeit, 'taking to the world, loving the world.' Köppen, Die Religion des Buddha, p.
610.
Cf.
Suttanipâta, v.
470 .]
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Renunciation Of Wealthethics
The spiritual danger of attachment to material possessions; wealth as a spiritual obstacle.
The definition of Upâdâna as 'taking to the world' directly addresses attachment to material possessions as a spiritual obstacle.
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