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Radiance

Pabhāsutta

The radiance of the moon, sun, fire, and wisdom.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.142Numbered Discourses 4.142
  • 0.215. Ābhāvagga15. Brightness

0.3PabhāsuttaRadiance

1.1“Catasso imā, bhikkhave, pabhā.“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of radiance.1.2Katamā catasso?What four?1.3Candappabhā, sūriyappabhā, aggippabhā, paññāpabhā—The radiance of the moon, sun, fire, and wisdom.1.4imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso pabhā.These are the four kinds of radiance.1.5Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imāsaṁ catunnaṁ pabhānaṁ yadidaṁ paññāpabhā”ti.The best of these four kinds of radiance is the radiance of wisdom.”

1.6Dutiyaṁ.