15. Ābhāvagga

15. Brightness

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.144

Numbered Discourses 4.144

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15. Ābhāvagga

15. Brightness

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Obhāsasutta

Shining

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“Cattārome, bhikkhave, obhāsā.

“Mendicants, there are four kinds of shining.

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Katame cattāro?

What four?

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Candobhāso, sūriyobhāso, aggobhāso, paññobhāso—

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

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Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro obhāsā.

These are the four kinds of shining.

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Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ catunnaṁ obhāsānaṁ yadidaṁ paññobhāso”ti.

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

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Catutthaṁ.