Anguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

3: The Book of the Threes

90. The Trainings (2)

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1 "Tisso imā, bhikkhave, sikkhā. Katamā tisso? Adhisīlasikkhā, adhicittasikkhā, adhipaññāsikkhā.

2 Katamā ca, bhikkhave, adhisīlasikkhā? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlavā hoti … pe … samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu. Ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, adhisīlasikkhā.

3 Katamā ca, bhikkhave, adhicittasikkhā? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vivicceva kāmehi … pe … catutthaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati. Ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, adhicittasikkhā.

4 Katamā ca, bhikkhave, adhipaññāsikkhā? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu āsavānaṃ khayā anāsavaṃ cetovimuttiṃ paññāvimuttiṃ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati. Ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, adhipaññāsikkhā. Imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso sikkhāti.

5 Adhisīlaṃ adhicittaṃ,
adhipaññañca vīriyavā;
Thāmavā dhitimā jhāyī,
sato guttindriyo care.

6 Yathā pure tathā pacchā,
yathā pacchā tathā pure;
Yathā adho tathā uddhaṃ,
yathā uddhaṃ tathā adho.

7 Yathā divā tathā rattiṃ,
yathā rattiṃ tathā divā;
Abhibhuyya disā sabbā,
appamāṇasamādhinā.

8 Tamāhu sekhaṃ paṭipadaṃ,
atho saṃsuddhacāriyaṃ;
Tamāhu loke sambuddhaṃ,
dhīraṃ paṭipadantaguṃ.

9 Viññāṇassa nirodhena,
taṇhākkhayavimuttino;
Pajjotasseva nibbānaṃ,
vimokkho hoti cetaso"ti.

Dasamaṃ.