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Things That Play a Part in Realization

Vijjābhāgiyasutta

Six kinds of perception that lead to wisdom.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.35Numbered Discourses 6.35
  • 0.24. Devatāvagga4. Deities

0.3VijjābhāgiyasuttaThings That Play a Part in Realization

1.1“Chayime, bhikkhave, dhammā vijjābhāgiyā.“These six things play a part in realization.1.2Katame cha?What six?1.3Aniccasaññā, anicce dukkhasaññā, dukkhe anattasaññā, pahānasaññā, virāgasaññā, nirodhasaññā—The perception of impermanence, the perception of suffering in impermanence, the perception of not-self in suffering, the perception of giving up, the perception of fading away, and the perception of cessation.1.4ime kho, bhikkhave, cha dhammā vijjābhāgiyā”ti.These are the six things that play a part in realization.”

1.5Pañcamaṁ.