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Numbered Discourses · AN 4.143

  • Numbered Discourses 4.143Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.143
  • 15. Brightness15. Ābhāvagga

LightĀlokasutta

“Mendicants, there are these four lights.“Cattārome, bhikkhave, ālokā. What four?Katame cattāro? The lights of the moon, sun, fire, and wisdom.Candāloko, sūriyāloko, aggāloko, paññāloko— These are the four lights.Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro ālokā. The best of these four lights is the light of wisdom.”Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ catunnaṁ ālokānaṁ yadidaṁ paññāloko”ti.

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