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Numbered Discourses 4.150 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.150

15. Brightness – 15. Ābhāvagga

AN 4.150 Essentials – Sārasutta

 

1.1

“Bhikkhū, there are these four essentials.

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, sārā.

1.2

What four?

Katame cattāro?

1.3

Ethics, samādhi, wisdom, and freedom are essentials.

Sīlasāro, samādhisāro, paññāsāro, vimuttisāro—

1.4

These are the four essentials.”

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro sārā”ti.

1.5

 

Dasamaṁ.

1.6

 

Ābhāvaggo pañcamo.

2.0

 

Tassuddānaṁ

2.1

 

Ābhā pabhā ca ālokā,

2.2

 

obhāsā ceva pajjotā;

2.3

 

Dve kālā caritā dve ca,

2.4

 

honti sārena te dasāti.

2.5

 

Tatiyo paṇṇāsako samatto.