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So It Was Said · Iti 61

  • So It Was Said 61Itivuttaka 61
  • The Book of the ThreesTikanipāta
  • Chapter TwoDutiyavagga

The EyeCakkhusutta

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

“Mendicants, there are these three eyes.“Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, cakkhūni. What three?Katamāni tīṇi? The eye of the flesh, the eye of clairvoyance, and the eye of wisdom.Maṁsacakkhu, dibbacakkhu, paññācakkhu— These are the three eyes.”imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi cakkhūnī”ti.

The Buddha spoke this matter.Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. On this it is said:Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

“The eye of flesh, the clairvoyant eye,“Maṁsacakkhu dibbacakkhu, the supreme eye of wisdom:paññācakkhu anuttaraṁ; these three eyesEtāni tīṇi cakkhūni, were taught by the supreme person.akkhāsi purisuttamo.

The arising of the eye of fleshMaṁsacakkhussa uppādo, is the path to the clairvoyant eye.maggo dibbassa cakkhuno; When knowledge arises—Yato ñāṇaṁ udapādi, the supreme eye of wisdom—paññācakkhu anuttaraṁ; one who gains that eyeYassa cakkhussa paṭilābhā, is released from all suffering.”sabbadukkhā pamuccatī”ti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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