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Sutta Piṭaka

Theravāda

3018AN 4.69Padhānasutta 3019AN 4.70Adhammikasutta 3020AN 4.71Padhānasutta 3021AN 4.72Sammādiṭṭhisutta 3022AN 4.73Sappurisasutta 3023AN 4.74Paṭhamaaggasutta 3024AN 4.75Dutiyaaggasutta 3025AN 4.76Kusinārasutta 3026AN 4.77Acinteyyasutta 3027AN 4.78Dakkhiṇasutta 3028AN 4.79Vaṇijjasutta 3029AN 4.80Kambojasutta 3030AN 4.81Pāṇātipātasutta 3031AN 4.82Musāvādasutta 3032AN 4.83Avaṇṇārahasutta 3033AN 4.84Kodhagarusutta 3034AN 4.85Tamotamasutta 3035AN 4.86Oṇatoṇatasutta

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Paṭhamaaggasutta

Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)

Paṭhamaaggasutta

“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, aggāni. Katamāni cattāri? Sīlaggaṁ, samādhiggaṁ, paññāggaṁ, vimuttaggaṁ— Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri aggānī”ti.

English · Bhikkhu Sujato

Best (1st)

“Mendicants, these four things are the best. What four? The best ethics, immersion, wisdom, and freedom. These are the four things that are the best.”

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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 ↗

Pāli text: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka, via SuttaCentral. Public domain.

Sutta Piṭaka, tr. Bhikkhu SujatoTranslation · English · Bhikkhu Sujato, 2018

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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