Best (2nd)Dutiyaaggasutta

“Mendicants, these four things are the best.“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, aggāni. What four?Katamāni cattāri? The best form, feeling, perception, and existence.Rūpaggaṁ, vedanāggaṁ, saññāggaṁ, bhavaggaṁ— These are the four things that are the best.”Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri aggānī”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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AN 4.74 Best (1st) 0.92near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.74 8. Sure Bet 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.”…
AN 4.72 Right View 0.54near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.72 8. Sure Bet Right View “Mendicants, when a mendicant has four things their practice is a sure bet, and they have laid the groundwork for ending the defilements. What four? Thoughts of renunciati…
AN 6.83 The Best Thing 0.52near 0.1Numbered Discourses 6.83 8. Perfection The Best Thing “Mendicants, a mendicant with six qualities can’t realize the best thing, perfection. What six? It’s when a mendicant is faithless, shameless, imprudent, lazy, and wi…
AN 4.71 Effort 0.51near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.71 8. Sure Bet Effort “Mendicants, when a mendicant has four things their practice is a sure bet, and they have laid the groundwork for ending the defilements. What four? It’s when a mendicant is e…
AN 4.150 Essentials 0.51near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.150 15. Brightness Essentials “Mendicants, there are these four essentials. What four? Ethics, immersion, wisdom, and freedom are essentials. These are the four essentials.”…