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Places of Rebirth

Gatisutta

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.68Numbered Discourses 9.68
  • 0.27. Satipaṭṭhānavagga7. Mindfulness Meditation

0.3GatisuttaPlaces of Rebirth

1.1“Pañcimā, bhikkhave, gatiyo.“Mendicants, there are five destinations.1.2Katamā pañca?What five?1.3Nirayo, tiracchānayoni, pettivisayo, manussā, devā—Hell, the animal realm, the ghost realm, humanity, and the gods.1.4imā kho, bhikkhave, pañca gatiyo.These are the five destinations.

2.1Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ gatīnaṁ pahānāya …pe… ime cattāro satipaṭṭhānā bhāvetabbā”ti.To give up these five destinations you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. …”

2.2Chaṭṭhaṁ.