15. Ābhāvagga

15. Brightness

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.142

Numbered Discourses 4.142

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15. Ābhāvagga

15. Brightness

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Pabhāsutta

Radiance

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“Catasso imā, bhikkhave, pabhā.

“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of radiance.

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Katamā catasso?

What four?

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Candappabhā, sūriyappabhā, aggippabhā, paññāpabhā—

The radiance of the moon, sun, fire, and wisdom.

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imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso pabhā.

These are the four kinds of radiance.

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Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imāsaṁ catunnaṁ pabhānaṁ yadidaṁ paññāpabhā”ti.

The best of these four kinds of radiance is the radiance of wisdom.”

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Dutiyaṁ.