I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying among the Vajjians at Bhanda Village. There he addressed the monks, |
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-"Monks!" |
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-"Yes, lord," The monks responded. |
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The Blessed One said: -"It's because of not understanding and not penetrating four things that we have wandered & transmigrated on such a long, long time, you & I. Which four? |
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It's because of not understanding and not penetrating noble virtue that we have wandered & transmigrated on such a long, long time, you & I. |
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It's because of not understanding and not penetrating noble concentration that we have wandered & transmigrated on such a long, long time, you & I. |
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It's because of not understanding and not penetrating noble discernment that we have wandered & transmigrated on such a long, long time, you & I. |
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It's because of not understanding and not penetrating noble release that we have wandered & transmigrated on such a long, long time, you & I. |
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But when noble virtue is understood & penetrated, when noble concentration... noble discernment... noble release is understood & penetrated, then craving for becoming is destroyed, the guide to becoming (craving & attachment) is ended, there is now no further becoming." |
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That is what the Blessed One said. When the One Well-gone had said that, he — the Teacher — said further: |
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Unexcelled virtue, concentration, discernment, & release: have been understood by Gotama of glorious stature. Having known them directly, he taught the Dhamma to the monks — the Awakened One the Teacher who has put an end to suffering & stress, the One with vision totally unbound. |
Giới, Thiền định, Trí tuệ |