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Numbered Discourses · AN 4.77

  • Numbered Discourses 4.77Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.77
  • 8. Sure Bet8. Apaṇṇakavagga

UnthinkableAcinteyyasutta

“Mendicants, these four things are unthinkable. They should not be thought about, and anyone who tries to think about them will go mad or get frustrated.“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, acinteyyāni, na cintetabbāni; yāni cintento ummādassa vighātassa bhāgī assa. What four?Katamāni cattāri?

The domain of the Buddhas …Buddhānaṁ, bhikkhave, buddhavisayo acinteyyo, na cintetabbo;

The domain of one in absorption …Jhāyissa, bhikkhave, jhānavisayo acinteyyo, na cintetabbo;

The results of deeds …Kammavipāko, bhikkhave, acinteyyo, na cintetabbo;

Speculation about the world …Lokacintā, bhikkhave, acinteyyā, na cintetabbā;

These are the four unthinkable things. They should not be thought about, and anyone who tries to think about them will go mad or get frustrated.”Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri acinteyyāni, na cintetabbāni; yāni cintento ummādassa vighātassa bhāgī assā”ti.