Dīrgha-āgama, Great Conditions and Expedient Means Sūtra, the Ninth

(2) Original text:阿难。当知因爱有求。因求有利。因利有用。因用有欲。因欲有着。因著有嫉。因嫉有守。因守有护。阿难。由有护故。有刀杖诤讼。作无数恶。我所说者。义在于此。阿难。此为何义。若使一切众生。无有护者。当有刀杖诤讼。起无数恶不。答曰。无也。是故。阿难。以此因缘。知刀杖诤讼。由护而起。缘护有刀杖诤讼。阿难。我所说者。义在于此。 

Explanation: The Buddha said: Ānanda, you should know that because of craving there is seeking; because of seeking there is benefit; because of benefit there is use; because of use there is desire; because of desire there is grasping; because of grasping there is jealousy; because of jealousy there is guarding. Ānanda, because of wanting to guard, there are weapons, staffs, disputes, and conflicts, and countless evil deeds are committed—this is what I meant by what I said. Ānanda, what does this mean? If all sentient beings no longer had the mind of guarding, would there still be weapons, staffs, disputes, and conflicts, and would countless evil deeds arise? Ānanda replied: No. The Buddha said: Therefore, Ānanda, for this reason, I know that weapons, staffs, disputes, and conflicts arise from guarding; conditioned on guarding there are weapons, staffs, disputes, and conflicts. Ānanda, this is what I meant by what I said. 

原文：又告阿难。因守有护。此为何义。若使一切众生无有守者。宁有护不。答曰。无也。 阿难。我以此缘。知护由守。因守有护。我所说者。义在于此。阿难。因嫉有守。此为何义。若使一切众生无有嫉者。宁有守不。 答曰。无也。阿难。我以此缘。知守由嫉。因嫉有守。我所说者。义在于此。 

Explanation: The Buddha further told Ānanda: Because one wants to hold on to wealth, sensual pleasures, and so forth, there is the behavior of guarding. What does this mean? If sentient beings no longer had the mind of holding on, could there still be the behavior of guarding? Ānanda replied: No. The Buddha said: Ānanda, for this reason, I know that the behavior of guarding exists because of the mind of holding on; because of holding on there is guarding—this is what I meant by what I said. Ānanda, because of jealousy there is the mind of holding on. What does this mean? If all sentient beings no longer had jealousy, could there still be the mind of holding on? Ānanda replied: No. The Buddha said: Ānanda, for this reason, I know that the mind of holding on is conditioned on jealousy; because of jealousy there is holding on. This is what I meant by what I said.