Numbered Discourses 4.150 15. Brightness Essentials (AN4.150)

1.1

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, sārā.

“Mendicants, there are these four essentials.

1.2

Katame cattāro?

What four?

1.3

Sīlasāro, samādhisāro, paññāsāro, vimuttisāro—

Ethics, immersion, wisdom, and freedom are essentials.

1.4

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro sārā”ti.

These are the four essentials.”

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.