Catu-Dhātu Suttaṁ

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

[1][pts] Evaṁ me sutaṁ:|| ||

Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

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

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

2. "Catasso imā bhikkhave, dhātuyo.|| ||

Katamā catasso?|| ||

Paṭhavi-dhātu,||
āpo-dhātu,||
tejo-dhātu,||
vāyo-dhātu.|| ||

Imā kho bhikkhave, catasso dhātuyo" ti.|| ||