Vimokkha Suttaṁ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

[1][pts][olds] Evaṁ me sutaṁ:|| ||

Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṁ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Aṭṭh'ime bhikkhave, vimokkhā.|| ||

Katame aṭṭha?|| ||

1. Rūpi rūpāni passati.|| ||

Ayaṁ paṭhamo vimokkho.|| ||

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2. Ajjhattaṁ arūpa-saññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati.|| ||

Ayaṁ dutiyo vimokkho.|| ||

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3. Subhan t'eva adhimutto hoti.|| ||

Ayaṁ tatiyā vimokkho.|| ||

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4. Sabbaso rūpa-saññānaṁ samatikkamā paṭigha-saññānaṁ atthaṅgamā nānatta-saññānaṁ amana-sikārā|| ||

'Anatto ākāso' ti|| ||

Ākāsanañ-c'āyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati.|| ||

Ayaṁ catuttho vimokkho.|| ||

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5. Sabbaso Ākāsanañ-c'āyatanaṁ samatikkamma|| ||

'Anattaṁ viññāṇan' ti|| ||

Viññāṇañ-c'āyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati.|| ||

Ayaṁ pañcamo vimokkho.|| ||

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6. Sabbaso Viññāṇañ-c'āyatanaṁ samatikkamma|| ||

'N'atthi kiñcī' ti|| ||

Ākiñcaññ'āyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati.|| ||

Ayaṁ chaṭṭho vimokkho.|| ||

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7. Sabbaso Ākiñcaññ'āyatanaṁ samatikkamma||
N'eva-saññā-nā-saññ'āyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati.|| ||

Ayaṁ sattamo vimokkho.|| ||

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8. Sabbaso N'eva-saññā-nā-saññ'āyatanaṁ samatikkamma||
saññā-vedayitaṁ nirodhaṁ upasampajja viharati.|| ||

Ayaṁ aṭṭhamo vimokkhoti.|| ||

Ime kho bhikkhave aṭṭha vimokkhā" ti.|| ||