1.
The Chapter on Wealth
1-5.
Commentary on the First Discourse on the Dear and So On
1-5. In the first of the Book of Sevens, "desirous of not being despised" means desirous of the state of being well-known. In the third, "wisely investigates the Teaching" means he investigates by means the Teaching of the four truths. "He sees with insight the meaning through wisdom" means he sees with insight the Teaching of the truths with path wisdom together with insight. "As of a lamp" means as of a light. "There is deliverance of the mind" means for him who is possessed of these powers, one who has eliminated the mental corruptions, like the extinguishing of a lamp, there is deliverance of the final consciousness from the sense-base and object; the place where it has gone is not discerned. In the fourth, "he has faith" and so on have been explained in the Book of Fives. In the fifth, "treasures" means treasures in the sense of making one not destitute.
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Commentary on the Ugga Discourse
7. In the seventh, "Ugga, the prime minister" means the great minister of Pasenadi of Kosala. "Approached" means having eaten his morning meal, he approached. "Wealthy" means wealthy through wealth deposited as a hidden treasure. "Migāra of Rohaṇa" - he said this with reference to the millionaire Migāra, the grandson of the millionaire of Rohaṇa. "Of great riches" means of great riches through trading wealth. "Of great possessions" means of great possessions due to the greatness of articles for enjoyment and use. "Of gold" means of gold itself. For of gold itself his was to the number of ten million. "Of silver" means as for the rest - the articles for use such as trays, drinking vessels, bed-sheets, cloaks and so on - there is simply no talk of measuring and reckoning.
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Commentary on the Mental Fetter Discourse
8. In the eighth, "the mental fetter of friendliness" means the mental fetter of sensual lust. All of these should be understood as mental fetters in the sense of binding. In this discourse only the round of rebirths has been spoken of. The remainder is of manifest meaning everywhere.
The Wealth Chapter is the first.