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Numbered Discourses 4.77 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.77

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AN 4.77 Unthinkable – Acinteyyasutta

 

1.1

“Bhikkhū, 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.

1.2

What four?

Katamāni cattāri?

1.3

The scope of the Buddhas …

Buddhānaṁ, bhikkhave, buddhavisayo acinteyyo, na cintetabbo;

1.4

 

yaṁ cintento ummādassa vighātassa bhāgī assa.

1.5

The scope of one in absorption …

Jhāyissa, bhikkhave, jhānavisayo acinteyyo, na cintetabbo;

1.6

 

yaṁ cintento ummādassa vighātassa bhāgī assa.

1.7

The results of deeds …

Kammavipāko, bhikkhave, acinteyyo, na cintetabbo;

1.8

 

yaṁ cintento ummādassa vighātassa bhāgī assa.

1.9

Speculation about the world …

Lokacintā, bhikkhave, acinteyyā, na cintetabbā;

1.10

 

yaṁ cintento ummādassa vighātassa bhāgī assa.

1.11

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.

1.12

 

Sattamaṁ.