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Happiness

Sukhavagga

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 2Numbered Discourses 2.64–76

0.27. SukhavaggaThe Chapter on Happiness

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1.1“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.1.2Katamāni dve?What two?1.3Gihisukhañca pabbajitasukhañca.The happiness of laypeople, and the happiness of renunciates.1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.These are the two kinds of happiness.1.5Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ pabbajitasukhan”ti.The better of these two kinds of happiness is the happiness of renunciates.”

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1.1“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.1.2Katamāni dve?What two?1.3Kāmasukhañca nekkhammasukhañca.Sensual happiness and the happiness of renunciation.1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.These are the two kinds of happiness.1.5Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ nekkhammasukhan”ti.The better of these two kinds of happiness is the happiness of renunciation.”

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1.1“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.1.2Katamāni dve?What two?1.3Upadhisukhañca nirupadhisukhañca.The happiness of attachments, and the happiness of no attachments.1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.These are the two kinds of happiness.1.5Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ nirupadhisukhan”ti.The better of these two kinds of happiness is the happiness of no attachments.”

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1.1PTS 1.81“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.1.2Katamāni dve?What two?1.3Sāsavasukhañca anāsavasukhañca.Defiled happiness and undefiled happiness.1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.These are the two kinds of happiness.1.5Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ anāsavasukhan”ti.The better of these two kinds of happiness is the happiness of no defilements.”

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1.1“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.1.2Katamāni dve?What two?1.3Sāmisañca sukhaṁ nirāmisañca sukhaṁ.Happiness of the flesh and happiness not of the flesh.1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.These are the two kinds of happiness.1.5Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ nirāmisaṁ sukhan”ti.The better of these two kinds of happiness is happiness not of the flesh.”

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1.1“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.1.2Katamāni dve?What two?1.3Ariyasukhañca anariyasukhañca.Noble happiness and ignoble happiness.1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.These are the two kinds of happiness.1.5Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ ariyasukhan”ti.The better of these two kinds of happiness is noble happiness.”

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1.1“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.1.2Katamāni dve?What two?1.3Kāyikañca sukhaṁ cetasikañca sukhaṁ.Physical happiness and mental happiness.1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.These are the two kinds of happiness.1.5Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ cetasikaṁ sukhan”ti.The better of these two kinds of happiness is mental happiness.”

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1.1“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.1.2Katamāni dve?What two?1.3Sappītikañca sukhaṁ nippītikañca sukhaṁ.Happiness with rapture and happiness free of rapture.1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.These are the two kinds of happiness.1.5Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ nippītikaṁ sukhan”ti.The better of these two kinds of happiness is happiness free of rapture.”

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1.1“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.1.2Katamāni dve?What two?1.3Sātasukhañca upekkhāsukhañca.Happiness with pleasure and happiness with equanimity.1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.These are the two kinds of happiness.1.5Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ upekkhāsukhan”ti.The better of these two kinds of happiness is happiness with equanimity.”

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1.1“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.1.2Katamāni dve?What two?1.3Samādhisukhañca asamādhisukhañca.The happiness of immersion and the happiness without immersion.1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.These are the two kinds of happiness.1.5Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ samādhisukhan”ti.The better of these two kinds of happiness is the happiness of immersion.”

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1.1PTS 1.82“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.1.2Katamāni dve?What two?1.3Sappītikārammaṇañca sukhaṁ nippītikārammaṇañca sukhaṁ.Happiness that relies on rapture and happiness that relies on freedom from rapture.1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.These are the two kinds of happiness.1.5Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ nippītikārammaṇaṁ sukhan”ti.The better of these two kinds of happiness is happiness that relies on freedom from rapture.”

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1.1“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.1.2Katamāni dve?What two?1.3Sātārammaṇañca sukhaṁ upekkhārammaṇañca sukhaṁ.Happiness that relies on pleasure and happiness that relies on equanimity.1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.These are the two kinds of happiness.1.5Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ upekkhārammaṇaṁ sukhan”ti.The better of these two kinds of happiness is happiness that relies on equanimity.”

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1.1“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.1.2Katamāni dve?What two?1.3Rūpārammaṇañca sukhaṁ arūpārammaṇañca sukhaṁ.Happiness that relies on form and happiness that relies on the formless.1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.These are the two kinds of happiness.1.5Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ arūpārammaṇaṁ sukhan”ti.The better of these two kinds of happiness is happiness that relies on the formless.”

1.6Sukhavaggo dutiyo.