17. Paṭipadāvagga

17. Practice

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.161

Numbered Discourses 4.161

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17. Paṭipadāvagga

17. Practice

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Saṅkhittasutta

In Brief

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“Catasso imā, bhikkhave, paṭipadā.

“Mendicants, there are four ways of practice.

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Katamā catasso?

What four?

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Dukkhā paṭipadā dandhābhiññā,

Painful practice with slow insight,

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dukkhā paṭipadā khippābhiññā,

painful practice with swift insight,

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sukhā paṭipadā dandhābhiññā,

pleasant practice with slow insight, and

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sukhā paṭipadā khippābhiññā—

pleasant practice with swift insight.

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imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso paṭipadā”ti.

These are the four ways of practice.”

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Paṭhamaṁ.