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SN 56.28PTS SN 5.4351 min read

The World

Lokasutta

In this world, the Realized One is the noble one, that is why the four truths are noble.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.28Linked Discourses 56.28
  • 0.23. Koṭigāmavagga3. At the Village of Koṭi

0.3LokasuttaThe World

1.1“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, ariyasaccāni.“Mendicants, there are these four noble truths.1.2Katamāni cattāri?What four?1.3Dukkhaṁ 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.1.4Sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya tathāgato ariyo;In this world with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans, the Realized One is the Noble One.1.5tasmā ‘ariyasaccānī’ti vuccanti.That’s why they’re called ‘noble truths’.

2.1Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yogo karaṇīyo …pe… ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yogo karaṇīyo”ti.That’s why you should practice meditation …”

2.2Aṭṭhamaṁ.