← Aṅguttara NikāyaAN9.23Numbered Discourses 9.23SuttaCentral (Bhikkhu Sujato translation)Select any verse to keep it — saved passages go to your Dhamma Deck, the same one the app uses.Numbered Discourses 9.233. Abodes of Sentient BeingsRooted in Craving“Mendicants, I will teach you about nine things rooted in craving.And what are the nine things rooted in craving?Craving is a cause of seeking. Seeking is a cause of gaining material things. Gaining material things is a cause of evaluation. Evaluation is a cause of desire and lust. Desire and lust is a cause of attachment. Attachment is a cause of ownership. Ownership is a cause of stinginess. Stinginess is a cause of safeguarding. Owing to safeguarding, many bad, unskillful things come to be: taking up the rod and the sword, quarrels, arguments, and fights, accusations, divisive speech, and lies.These are the nine things rooted in craving.”