Saddhamma Study Group

Anguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

4: The Book of the Fours

254. Direct Knowledge

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

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1 "Cattārome, bhikkhave, dhammā. Katame cattāro? Atthi, bhikkhave, dhammā abhiññā pariññeyyā; atthi, bhikkhave, dhammā abhiññā pahātabbā; atthi, bhikkhave, dhammā abhiññā bhāvetabbā; atthi, bhikkhave, dhammā abhiññā sacchikātabbā.

2 Katame ca, bhikkhave, dhammā abhiññā pariññeyyā? Pañcupādānakkhandhā – ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, dhammā abhiññā pariññeyyā.

3 Katame ca, bhikkhave, dhammā abhiññā pahātabbā? Avijjā ca bhavataṇhā ca – ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, dhammā abhiññā pahātabbā.

4 Katame ca, bhikkhave, dhammā abhiññā bhāvetabbā? Samatho ca vipassanā ca – ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, dhammā abhiññā bhāvetabbā.

5 Katame ca, bhikkhave, dhammā abhiññā sacchikātabbā? Vijjā ca vimutti ca – ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, dhammā abhiññā sacchikātabbā. Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro dhammā"ti.

Paṭhamaṃ.