[691] Therein, which are the three unwholesome causes (akusalahetū)?
Greed (lobha), hatred (dosa), delusion (moha).
Therein, what is greed?
That which is lust (rāga), infatuation, attraction, acquiescence, delight, lust bound up with delight, infatuation of the mind (citta), wanting, besottedness, holding fast, greediness, pervading greediness, attachment, the mire, agitation, deceit (māyā), the genetrix, the progenitrix, the seamstress, the ensnarer, the stream, the entangler (visattikā), the thread, the diffusion, the accumulator, the companion, aspiration, the conduit to existence (bhavanetti), the forest, the thicket, intimacy, affection, solicitude, the tie of kinship (paṭibandhu), hope, hoping, the state of hoping, hope for forms, hope for sounds, hope for odours, hope for tastes, hope for tangibles, hope for gain, hope for wealth, hope for children, hope for life, hankering, hankering after, hankering over, hankering, the act of hankering, the state of hankering, avidity, the act of avidity, the state of avidity, fawning (puñcikatā), desiring what is agreeable (sādhukamyatā), unrighteous lust, inordinate greed, fondness (nikanti), yearning, wishing, pining, intense wishing, craving for sensual pleasures (kāmataṇhā), craving for existence (bhavataṇhā), craving for non-existence (vibhavataṇhā), craving for form (rūpataṇhā), craving for the formless (arūpataṇhā), craving for cessation (nirodhataṇhā), craving for forms, craving for sounds, craving for odours, craving for tastes, craving for tangibles, craving for dhammas, the flood (ogha), the yoke (yoga), the knot (gantha), clinging (upādāna), obstruction, hindrance (nīvaraṇa), the covering, bondage, defilement (upakkilesa), latent tendency (anusaya), obsession (pariyuṭṭhāna), the creeper, desire for various things (vevicchā), the root of suffering (dukkha), the source of suffering, the wellspring of suffering, Māra's snare, Māra's hook, Māra's domain, the river of craving (taṇhā), the net of craving, the leash of craving, the ocean of craving, covetousness (abhijjhā), greed the unwholesome root (akusala-mūla) — this is called greed.
Therein, what is hatred?
Resentment (āghāta) arises [at the thought]: "He has done me harm"; resentment arises: "He is doing me harm"; resentment arises: "He will do me harm"; resentment arises: "He has done harm to one who is dear and agreeable to me" … "he is doing harm" … "he will do harm"; resentment arises: "He has done good to one who is not dear and not agreeable to me" … "he is doing good" … "he will do good"; or else resentment arises groundlessly. Whatever such resentment of mind, repugnance, repulsion (paṭigha), antagonism, irritation, indignation, exasperation, hatred, intense hatred, extreme hatred, malice of mind, animosity of mind, anger, the act of being angry, the state of being angry, hating, the act of hating, the state of hating, malice, the act of malice, the state of malice, opposition, antagonism, ferocity, abruptness (asuropa), displeasure of mind — this is called hatred.
Therein, what is delusion?
Lack of knowledge (aññāṇa) concerning suffering, lack of knowledge concerning the origin of suffering, lack of knowledge concerning the cessation of suffering, lack of knowledge concerning the way leading to the cessation of suffering; lack of knowledge concerning the past, lack of knowledge concerning the future, lack of knowledge concerning both the past and the future; lack of knowledge concerning specific conditionality (idappaccayatā) and dependently arisen phenomena (dhammā) — whatever such lack of knowledge, lack of vision, non-comprehension, non-understanding, non-awakening, non-penetration, failure to grasp, failure to fathom, failure to consider evenly, failure to review, failure to realize directly, dull-wittedness, foolishness, lack of clear comprehension (asampajañña), delusion, bewilderment, deep delusion, ignorance (avijjā), the flood of ignorance, the yoke of ignorance, the latent tendency of ignorance, the obsession of ignorance, the bolt of ignorance (avijjā-laṅgī), delusion the unwholesome root — this is called delusion.
These are the three unwholesome causes.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.