AN 10 The Book of the Tens – Dasakanipāta > AN 10.22 Hypotheses

Numbered Discourses 10.22 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.22

3. The Great Chapter – 3. Mahāvagga

AN 10.22 Hypotheses – Adhivuttipadasutta

1.1

Then Venerable Ānanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him:

Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:

2.1

“Ānanda, I claim to be assured regarding the teachings that lead to realizing by insight the various different hypotheses.

“Ye te, ānanda, dhammā tesaṁ tesaṁ adhivuttipadānaṁ abhiññā sacchikiriyāya saṁvattanti, visārado ahaṁ, ānanda, tattha paṭijānāmi.

2.2

So I am able to teach the Dhamma in appropriate ways to different people. Practicing accordingly, when something exists they’ll know it exists. When it doesn’t exist they’ll know it doesn’t exist. When something is inferior they’ll know it’s inferior. When it’s superior they’ll know it’s superior. When something is not supreme they’ll know it’s not supreme. When it is supreme they’ll know it’s supreme.

‘Tesaṁ tesaṁ tathā tathā dhammaṁ desetuṁ yathā yathā paṭipanno santaṁ vā atthīti ñassati, asantaṁ vā natthīti ñassati, hīnaṁ vā hīnanti ñassati, paṇītaṁ vā paṇītanti ñassati, sauttaraṁ vā sauttaranti ñassati, anuttaraṁ vā anuttaranti ñassati;

2.3

And they will know or see or realize it in whatever way it should be known or seen or realized. This is possible.

yathā yathā vā pana taṁ ñāteyyaṁ vā daṭṭheyyaṁ vā sacchikareyyaṁ vā tathā tathā ñassati vā dakkhati vā sacchikarissati vā’ti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.

2.4

But this is the unsurpassable knowledge, that is: truly knowing each and every case.

Etadānuttariyaṁ, ānanda, ñāṇānaṁ yadidaṁ tattha tattha yathābhūtañāṇaṁ.

2.5

And Ānanda, I say that there is no other knowledge better or finer than this.

Etasmā cāhaṁ, ānanda, ñāṇā aññaṁ ñāṇaṁ uttaritaraṁ vā paṇītataraṁ vā natthīti vadāmi.

3.1

The Realized One possesses ten powers of a Realized One. With these he claims the bull’s place, roars his lion’s roar in the assemblies, and turns the holy wheel.

Dasayimāni, ānanda, tathāgatassa tathāgatabalāni, yehi balehi samannāgato tathāgato āsabhaṁ ṭhānaṁ paṭijānāti, parisāsu sīhanādaṁ nadati, brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti.

3.2

What ten?

Katamāni dasa?

3.3

Firstly, the Realized One truly understands the possible as possible, and the impossible as impossible.

Idhānanda, tathāgato ṭhānañca ṭhānato aṭṭhānañca aṭṭhānato yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.

3.4

Since he truly understands this, this is a power of the Realized One. Relying on this he claims the bull’s place, roars his lion’s roar in the assemblies, and turns the holy wheel.

Yampānanda, tathāgato ṭhānañca ṭhānato aṭṭhānañca aṭṭhānato yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, idampānanda, tathāgatassa tathāgatabalaṁ hoti, yaṁ balaṁ āgamma tathāgato āsabhaṁ ṭhānaṁ paṭijānāti, parisāsu sīhanādaṁ nadati, brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti.

4.1

Furthermore, the Realized One truly understands the result of deeds undertaken in the past, future, and present in terms of causes and reasons.

Puna caparaṁ, ānanda, tathāgato atītānāgatapaccuppannānaṁ kammasamādānānaṁ ṭhānaso hetuso vipākaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.

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