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Sutta Piṭaka

Theravāda

3084AN 4.136Paṭhamasīlasutta 3085AN 4.137Dutiyasīlasutta 3086AN 4.138Nikaṭṭhasutta 3087AN 4.139Dhammakathikasutta 3088AN 4.140Vādīsutta 3089AN 4.141Ābhāsutta 3090AN 4.142Pabhāsutta 3091AN 4.143Ālokasutta 3092AN 4.144Obhāsasutta 3093AN 4.145Pajjotasutta 3094AN 4.146Paṭhamakālasutta 3095AN 4.147Dutiyakālasutta 3096AN 4.148Duccaritasutta 3097AN 4.149Sucaritasutta 3098AN 4.150Sārasutta 3099AN 4.151Indriyasutta 3100AN 4.152Saddhābalasutta 3101AN 4.153Paññābalasutta

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Ābhāsutta

Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)

Ābhāsutta

“Catasso imā, bhikkhave, ābhā. Katamā catasso? Candābhā, sūriyābhā, aggābhā, paññābhā— imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso ābhā. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imāsaṁ catunnaṁ ābhānaṁ yadidaṁ paññābhā”ti.

English · Bhikkhu Sujato

Brightness

“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of brightness. What four? The brightness of the moon, sun, fire, and wisdom. These are the four kinds of brightness. The best of these four kinds of brightness is the brightness of wisdom.”

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Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)Original · Pāli

Pāli text: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (M.L. Maniratana Bunnag Dhamma Society Fund), as published by SuttaCentral. Public domain. · Source ↗

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Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato. SuttaCentral, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). · Source ↗

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato (SuttaCentral), dedicated to the public domain via CC0. The translator respectfully requests that any use be in accordance with the values and principles of the Buddhist community. In particular, please do not use this work in AI training datasets, for the development of any AI model or algorithm, or in any AI-derived technologies.

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