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AN 3.144PTS AN 1.2911 min read

At the Peacocks’ Feeding Ground (2nd)

Dutiyamoranivāpasutta

The ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal: the three wonders.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.144Numbered Discourses 3.144
  • 0.214. Yodhājīvavagga14. A Warrior

0.3DutiyamoranivāpasuttaAt the Peacocks’ Feeding Ground (2nd)

1.1PTS 1.292“Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ.“Mendicants, a mendicant with three qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.1.2Katamehi tīhi?What three?1.3Iddhipāṭihāriyena, ādesanāpāṭihāriyena, anusāsanīpāṭihāriyena—A demonstration of psychic power, a demonstration of revealing, and a demonstration of instruction.

1.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānan”ti.A mendicant with these three qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.”

1.5Dvādasamaṁ.