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The Perfected Ones

Arahantasutta

All Buddhas become awakened through the four noble truths.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.24Linked Discourses 56.24
  • 0.23. Koṭigāmavagga3. At the Village of Koṭi

0.3ArahantasuttaThe Perfected Ones

1.1PTS 5.434Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, atītamaddhānaṁ arahanto sammāsambuddhā yathābhūtaṁ abhisambujjhiṁsu, sabbe te cattāri ariyasaccāni yathābhūtaṁ abhisambujjhiṁsu.“Mendicants, whatever perfected ones, fully awakened Buddhas truly awaken—in the past,1.3Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, anāgatamaddhānaṁ arahanto sammāsambuddhā yathābhūtaṁ abhisambujjhissanti, sabbe te cattāri ariyasaccāni yathābhūtaṁ abhisambujjhissanti.future,1.4Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, etarahi arahanto sammāsambuddhā yathābhūtaṁ abhisambujjhanti, sabbe te cattāri ariyasaccāni yathābhūtaṁ abhisambujjhanti.or present—all of them truly awaken to the four noble truths.

2.1Katamāni cattāri?What four?2.2Dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ, dukkhasamudayaṁ ariyasaccaṁ, dukkhanirodhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ, dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā ariyasaccaṁ.The noble truths of suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering.2.3Ye hi, keci, bhikkhave, atītamaddhānaṁ arahanto sammāsambuddhā yathābhūtaṁ abhisambujjhiṁsu …pe…Whatever perfected ones, fully awakened Buddhas truly awaken—in the past,2.4abhisambujjhissanti …future,2.5abhisambujjhanti, sabbe te imāni cattāri ariyasaccāni yathābhūtaṁ abhisambujjhanti.or present—all of them truly awaken to the four noble truths.

3.1Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yogo karaṇīyo …pe… ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yogo karaṇīyo”ti.That’s why you should practice meditation …”

3.2Catutthaṁ.