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Numbered Discourses · AN 3.144

  • Numbered Discourses 3.144Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.144
  • 14. A Warrior14. Yodhājīvavagga

At the Peacocks’ Feeding Ground (2nd)Dutiyamoranivāpasutta

“Mendicants, a mendicant with three qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.“Tīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ. What three?Katamehi tīhi? A demonstration of psychic power, a demonstration of revealing, and a demonstration of instruction.Iddhipāṭihāriyena, ādesanāpāṭihāriyena, anusāsanīpāṭihāriyena—

A mendicant with these three qualities has reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. They are best among gods and humans.”Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu accantaniṭṭho hoti accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosāno seṭṭho devamanussānan”ti.

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  3. AN 3.143 At the Peacocks’ Feeding Ground (1st) 0.74near 0.1Numbered Discourses 3.143 14. A Warrior At the Peacocks’ Feeding Ground (1st) At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, at the monastery for the wanderers in the peacocks’ feeding ground. There the Buddha address…
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