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Numbered Discourses · AN 4.247

  • Numbered Discourses 4.247Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.247
  • 25. Perils of Offenses25. Āpattibhayavagga

Worthy of a MonumentThūpārahasutta

“Mendicants, these four are worthy of a monument.“Cattārome, bhikkhave, thūpārahā. What four?Katame cattāro? A Realized One, a perfected one, a fully awakened Buddha; an independent Buddha; a disciple of a Realized One; and a wheel-turning monarch.Tathāgato arahaṁ sammāsambuddho thūpāraho, paccekabuddho thūpāraho, tathāgatasāvako thūpāraho, rājā cakkavattī thūpāraho— These four are worthy of a monument.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro thūpārahā”ti.