Vinaya Texts

SR No.: 007684
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: T W Rhys Davids, Hermann Oldenberg
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1881
Total Pages: 2523
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 47 MB

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MAHÂVAGGA.
1, 6, 23.
that holy eightfold Path, that is to say, Right Belief, Right Aspiration, Right Speech, Right Conduct, Right Means of Livelihood, Right Endeavour, Right Memory, Right Meditation.
23. “This is the Noble Truth of Suffering;"thus, O Bhikkhus, of this doctrine, which formerly had not been heard of, have I obtained insight, knowledge, understanding, wisdom, intuition. “This Noble Truth of Suffering must be understood,” thus, O Bhikkhus, of this doctrine, .... (&c., down to intuition). “This Noble Truth of Suffering I have understood," thus, O Bhikkhus, of this doctrine, .... (&c., down to intuition).
24. “This is the Noble Truth of the Cause of suffering," thus, O Bhikkhus, (&c.) “This Noble Truth of the Cause of suffering must be abandoned 1. .... has been abandoned by me,” thus, O Bhikkhus, (&c.)
25. “This is the Noble Truth of the Cessation of suffering," thus, O Bhikkhus, (&c.) “This Noble Truth of the Cessation of suffering must be seen face to face .... has been seen by me face to face,” thus, O Bhikkhus, (&c.)
26." This is the Noble Truth of the Path which leads to the cessation of suffering,"thus, O Bhikkhus, (&c.) “This Noble Truth of the Path which leads to the cessation of suffering, must be realised .... has been realised by me,” thus, O Bhikkhus, (&c.)
27. ‘As long, O Bhikkhus, as I did not possess with perfect purity this true knowledge and insight into these four Noble Truths, with its three modifi
1 I.e. the thirst (tanhâ), which is declared in this Noble Truth to be the cause of suffering, must be abandoned.
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