#### Aṅguttara Nikāya
Pañcaka Nipāta
III: Pañc'aṅgika Vagga

#### The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha
V. The Book of the Fives
III. Five Factored

#### Sutta 26

#### Vimutt'Āyatana Suttaṁ

# Liberation

Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi.

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[1][pts][olds][than] "Bhikkhus, there are these five bases of liberation by means of which, if a bhikkhu dwells heedful, ardent, and resolute, his unliberated mind is liberated, his undestroyed taints are utterly destroyed, and he reaches the as-yet-unreached unsurpassed security from bondage.

What five?

(1) "Here, bhikkhus, the Teacher or a fellow monk in the position of a teacher teaches the Dhamma to a bhikkhu.

In whatever way the Teacher or that fellow monk in the position of a teacher teaches the Dhamma to the bhikkhu, in just that way he experiences inspiration in the meaning and inspiration in the Dhamma.

As he does so, joy arises in him.

When he is joyful, rapture arises.

For one with a rapturous mind, the body becomes tranquil.

One tranquil in body feels pleasure.

For one feeling pleasure, the mind becomes concentrated.

This is the first basis of liberation, by means of which, if a bhikkhu dwells heedful, ardent, and resolute, his unliberated mind is liberated, his undestroyed taints are utterly destroyed, and he reaches the as-yet-unreached unsurpassed security from bondage.

(2) "Again, neither the Teacher nor a fellow monk in the position of a teacher teaches the Dhamma to a bhikkhu; but he himself teaches the Dhamma to others in detail as he has heard it and learned it.

In whatever way the bhikkhu [22] teaches the Dhamma to others in detail as he has heard it and learned it, in just that way, in relation to that Dhamma, he experiences inspiration in the meaning and inspiration in the Dhamma.

As he does so, joy arises in him.

When he is joyful, rapture arises.

For one with a rapturous mind, the body becomes tranquil.

One tranquil in body feels pleasure.

For one feeling pleasure, the mind becomes concentrated.

This is the second basis of liberation, by means of which, if a bhikkhu dwells heedful, ardent, and resolute, his unliberated mind is liberated, his undestroyed taints are utterly destroyed, and he reaches the as-yet-unreached unsurpassed security from bondage.

(3) "Again, neither the Teacher nor a fellow monk in the position of a teacher teaches the Dhamma to a bhikkhu, nor does he himself teach the Dhamma to others in detail as he has heard it and learned it; but rather he recites the Dhamma in detail as he has heard it and learned it.

In whatever way the bhikkhu recites the Dhamma in detail as he has heard it and learned it, in just that way, in relation to that Dhamma, he experiences inspiration in the meaning and inspiration in the Dhamma.

As he does so, joy arises in him.

When he is joyful, rapture arises.

For one with a rapturous mind, the body becomes tranquil.

One tranquil in body feels pleasure.

For one feeling pleasure, the mind becomes concentrated.

This is the third basis of liberation, by means of which, if a bhikkhu dwells heedful, ardent, and resolute, his unliberated mind is liberated, his undestroyed taints are utterly destroyed, and he reaches the as-yet-unreached unsurpassed security from bondage.

(4) "Again, neither the Teacher nor a fellow monk in the position of a teacher teaches the Dhamma to a bhikkhu, nor does he teach the Dhamma to others in detail as he has heard it and learned it, nor does he recite the Dhamma in detail as he has heard it and learned it; but rather he ponders, [23] examines, and mentally inspects the Dhamma as he has heard it and learned it.

In whatever way the bhikkhu ponders, examines, and mentally inspects the Dhamma as he has heard it and learned it, in just that way, in relation to that Dhamma, he experiences inspiration in the meaning and inspiration in the Dhamma.

As he does so, joy arises in him.

When he is joyful, rapture arises.

For one with a rapturous mind, the body becomes tranquil.

One tranquil in body feels pleasure.

For one feeling pleasure, the mind becomes concentrated.

This is the fourth basis of liberation, by means of which, if a bhikkhu dwells heedful, ardent, and resolute, his unliberated mind is liberated, his undestroyed taints are utterly destroyed, and he reaches the as-yet-unreached unsurpassed security from bondage.

(5) "Again, neither the Teacher nor a fellow monk in the position of a teacher teaches the Dhamma to a bhikkhu, nor does he teach the Dhamma to others in detail as he has heard it and learned it, nor does he recite the Dhamma in detail as he has heard it and learned it, nor does he ponder, examine, and mentally inspect the Dhamma as he has heard it and learned it; but rather he has grasped well a certain object of concentration, attended to it well, sustained it well, and penetrated it well with wisdom.

In whatever way the bhikkhu has grasped well a certain object of concentration, attended to it well, sustained it well, and penetrated it well with wisdom, in just that way, in relation to that Dhamma, he experiences inspiration in the meaning and inspiration in the Dhamma.

As he does so, joy arises in him.

When he is joyful, rapture arises.

For one with a rapturous mind, the body becomes tranquil.

One tranquil in body feels pleasure.

For one feeling pleasure, the mind becomes concentrated.

This is the fifth basis of liberation, by means of which, if a bhikkhu dwells heedful, ardent, and resolute, [24] his unliberated mind is liberated, his undestroyed taints are utterly destroyed, and he reaches the as-yet-unreached unsurpassed security from bondage.

"These, bhikkhus, are the five bases of liberation, by means of which, if a bhikkhu dwells heedful, ardent, and resolute, his unliberated mind is liberated, his undestroyed taints are utterly destroyed, and he reaches the as-yet-unreached unsurpassed security from bondage."

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