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| − | [[threefold knowledge]]; In the [[Pali Canon]], it is stated that the [[Buddha]] and subsequent [[arahants]] acquired tevija or the [[threefold knowledge]] upon gaining [[Awakening]]. Aside from the [[knowledge]] of [[Nibbana]] itself, the [[Buddha]] and subsequent [[arahants]] [[attained]] [[knowledge]] of (1) their own {{Wiki|past}} [[lives]] (2) the [[death]] and [[rebirth]] of [[beings]] through the [[cosmos]] and (3) the ending of the [[mental defilements]]. | + | [[threefold knowledge]]; In the [[Pali Canon]], it is stated that the [[Buddha]] and subsequent [[arahants]] acquired [[tevija]] or the [[threefold knowledge]] upon gaining [[Awakening]]. Aside from the [[knowledge]] of [[Nibbana]] itself, the [[Buddha]] and subsequent [[arahants]] [[attained]] [[knowledge]] of |
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| + | (1) their own {{Wiki|past}} [[lives]] | ||
| + | (2) the [[death]] and [[rebirth]] of [[beings]] through the [[cosmos]] and | ||
| + | (3) the ending of the [[mental defilements]]. | ||
| + | </poem> | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:38, 28 September 2014
threefold knowledge; In the Pali Canon, it is stated that the Buddha and subsequent arahants acquired tevija or the threefold knowledge upon gaining Awakening. Aside from the knowledge of Nibbana itself, the Buddha and subsequent arahants attained knowledge of
(1) their own past lives
(2) the death and rebirth of beings through the cosmos and
(3) the ending of the mental defilements.
