4: The Book of the Fours
77. Inconceivable Matters
- A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text.
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1 These four inconcievable matters, O bhikkhus, should not be reasoned out. One who reasons them out would share in madness or vexation. What four?
2 The awakened range of the Buddhas, O bhikkhus, should not be reasoned out. One who reasons it out would share in madness or vexation.
3 The meditative range of one in jhana, O bhikkhus, should not be reasoned out. One who reasons it out would share in madness or vexation.
4 The fruition of kamma, O bhikkhus, should not be reasoned out. One who reasons it out would share in madness or vexation.
5 Mentation about the world, O bhikkhus, should not be reasoned out. One who reasons it out would share in madness or vexation.
6 “These, O bhikkhus, are the four inconcievable matters which should not be reasoned out. One who reasons them out would share in madness or vexation.”
0 sāvatthinidānaṃ
1 cattārimāni bhikkhave acinteyyāni na cintetabbāni, yāni cintento ummādassa vighātassa bhāgī assa. katamāni cattāri?
2 buddhānaṃ bhikkhave buddhavisayo acinteyyo na cintetabbo, yaṃ cintento ummādassa vighātassa bhāgī assa.
3 jhāyissa bhikkhave jhānavisayo acinteyyo na cintetabbo, yaṃ cintento ummādassa vighātassa bhāgī assa.
4 kammavipāko bhikkhave acinteyyo na cintetabbo, yaṃ cintento ummādassa vighātassa bhāgī assa.
5 lokacintā bhikkhave acinteyyā na cintetabbā, yaṃ cintento ummādassa vighātassa bhāgī assa.
6 imāni kho bhikkhave cattāri acinteyyāni na cintetabbāni, yāni cintento ummādassa vighātassa bhāgī assāti.