Item 7 in Eight Mental Dusts
Greed
Restrain excessive acquisition and appetite.
- Position
- 7
- Form
- Mixed formulation
- Obligation
- Context-dependent
- Wording status
- Translation
- Intended audience
- Tenrikyo followers, with broader reflective application
- Last reviewed
- 28 June 2026
Names and terminology
Canonical name: Greed
Source wording
Restrain excessive acquisition and appetite.
Broader interpretation
Restrain excessive acquisition and appetite.
Practical meaning
Restrain excessive acquisition and appetite.
Ethical purpose
This principle is intended to guide conduct, character and relationships in accordance with the parent framework.
Variations across schools or traditions
Interpretation and application may vary across communities, translations and individual circumstances.
Criticism and difficult cases
This principle should be applied with attention to evidence, consent, equality, power, foreseeable harm and realistic alternatives.
Truth By Reason analysis
Restrain excessive acquisition and appetite. Its ethical force depends on whether its application reduces avoidable harm and respects equal human dignity.
Ethical themes
Sources
- Tenrikyo — Dusts of the Mind Mainstream secondary source