Saddhamma Study Group

Anguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

2: The Book of the Twos

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  • A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).

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1 "Dvemā, bhikkhave, parisā. Katamā dve? Uttānā ca parisā gambhīrā ca parisā.

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, uttānā parisā? Idha, bhikkhave, yassaṃ parisāyaṃ bhikkhū uddhatā honti unnaḷā capalā mukharā vikiṇṇavācā muṭṭhassatī asampajānā asamāhitā vibbhantacittā pākatindriyā. Ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, uttānā parisā.

2 Katamā ca, bhikkhave, gambhīrā parisā? Idha, bhikkhave, yassaṃ parisāyaṃ bhikkhū anuddhatā honti anunnaḷā acapalā amukharā avikiṇṇavācā upaṭṭhitassatī sampajānā samāhitā ekaggacittā saṃvutindriyā. Ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, gambhīrā parisā. Imā kho, bhikkhave, dve parisā.

Etadaggaṃ, bhikkhave, imāsaṃ dvinnaṃ parisānaṃ yadidaṃ gambhīrā parisā"ti.