Difference between revisions of "Acintita Sutta"
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
© 1997 | © 1997 | ||
| − | "There are these four unconjecturables that are not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about them. Which four? | + | "There are these four [[unconjecturables]] that are not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about them. Which four? |
| − | "The [[Buddha]]-range of the [[Buddhas]][1] is an unconjecturable that is not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about it. | + | "The [[Buddha]]-range of the [[Buddhas]][1] is an [[unconjecturable]] that is not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about it. |
"The [[jhana]]-range of a [[person]] in [[jhana]]...[2] | "The [[jhana]]-range of a [[person]] in [[jhana]]...[2] | ||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
"The [precise working out of the] results of [[kamma]]... | "The [precise working out of the] results of [[kamma]]... | ||
| − | "Conjecture about [the origin, etc., of] the [[world]] is an unconjecturable that is not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about it. | + | "Conjecture about [the origin, etc., of] the [[world]] is an [[unconjecturable]] that is not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about it. |
| − | "These are the four unconjecturables that are not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about them." | + | "These are the four [[unconjecturables]] that are not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about them." |
Notes | Notes | ||
Revision as of 03:36, 4 April 2014
Acintita Sutta: Unconjecturable
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
© 1997
"There are these four unconjecturables that are not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about them. Which four?
"The Buddha-range of the Buddhas[1] is an unconjecturable that is not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about it.
"The jhana-range of a person in jhana...[2]
"The [precise working out of the] results of kamma...
"Conjecture about [the origin, etc., of] the world is an unconjecturable that is not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about it.
"These are the four unconjecturables that are not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about them."
Notes
1.
I.e., the range of powers a Buddha develops as a result of becoming a Buddha.
2.
I.e., the range of powers that one may obtain while absorbed in jhana.
