- Numbered Discourses 2.64ā76 Aį¹ guttara NikÄya 2
The Chapter on Happiness 7. Sukhavagga
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āThere are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness. āDvemÄni, bhikkhave, sukhÄni. What two? KatamÄni dve? The happiness of laypeople, and the happiness of renunciates. GihisukhaƱca pabbajitasukhaƱca. These are the two kinds of happiness. ImÄni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhÄni. The better of these two kinds of happiness is the happiness of renunciates.ā Etadaggaį¹, bhikkhave, imesaį¹ dvinnaį¹ sukhÄnaį¹ yadidaį¹ pabbajitasukhanāti.
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āThere are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness. āDvemÄni, bhikkhave, sukhÄni. What two? KatamÄni dve? Sensual happiness and the happiness of renunciation. KÄmasukhaƱca nekkhammasukhaƱca. These are the two kinds of happiness. ImÄni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhÄni. The better of these two kinds of happiness is the happiness of renunciation.ā Etadaggaį¹, bhikkhave, imesaį¹ dvinnaį¹ sukhÄnaį¹ yadidaį¹ nekkhammasukhanāti.
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āThere are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness. āDvemÄni, bhikkhave, sukhÄni. What two? KatamÄni dve? The happiness of attachments, and the happiness of no attachments. UpadhisukhaƱca nirupadhisukhaƱca. These are the two kinds of happiness. ImÄni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhÄni. The better of these two kinds of happiness is the happiness of no attachments.ā Etadaggaį¹, bhikkhave, imesaį¹ dvinnaį¹ sukhÄnaį¹ yadidaį¹ nirupadhisukhanāti.
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āThere are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness. āDvemÄni, bhikkhave, sukhÄni. What two? KatamÄni dve? Defiled happiness and undefiled happiness. SÄsavasukhaƱca anÄsavasukhaƱca. These are the two kinds of happiness. ImÄni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhÄni. The better of these two kinds of happiness is the happiness of no defilements.ā Etadaggaį¹, bhikkhave, imesaį¹ dvinnaį¹ sukhÄnaį¹ yadidaį¹ anÄsavasukhanāti.
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āThere are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness. āDvemÄni, bhikkhave, sukhÄni. What two? KatamÄni dve? Happiness of the flesh and happiness not of the flesh. SÄmisaƱca sukhaį¹ nirÄmisaƱca sukhaį¹. These are the two kinds of happiness. ImÄni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhÄni. The better of these two kinds of happiness is happiness not of the flesh.ā Etadaggaį¹, bhikkhave, imesaį¹ dvinnaį¹ sukhÄnaį¹ yadidaį¹ nirÄmisaį¹ sukhanāti.
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āThere are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness. āDvemÄni, bhikkhave, sukhÄni. What two? KatamÄni dve? Noble happiness and ignoble happiness. AriyasukhaƱca anariyasukhaƱca. These are the two kinds of happiness. ImÄni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhÄni. The better of these two kinds of happiness is noble happiness.ā Etadaggaį¹, bhikkhave, imesaį¹ dvinnaį¹ sukhÄnaį¹ yadidaį¹ ariyasukhanāti.
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āThere are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness. āDvemÄni, bhikkhave, sukhÄni. What two? KatamÄni dve? Physical happiness and mental happiness. KÄyikaƱca sukhaį¹ cetasikaƱca sukhaį¹. These are the two kinds of happiness. ImÄni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhÄni. The better of these two kinds of happiness is mental happiness.ā Etadaggaį¹, bhikkhave, imesaį¹ dvinnaį¹ sukhÄnaį¹ yadidaį¹ cetasikaį¹ sukhanāti.
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āThere are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness. āDvemÄni, bhikkhave, sukhÄni. What two? KatamÄni dve? Happiness with rapture and happiness free of rapture. SappÄ«tikaƱca sukhaį¹ nippÄ«tikaƱca sukhaį¹. These are the two kinds of happiness. ImÄni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhÄni. The better of these two kinds of happiness is happiness free of rapture.ā Etadaggaį¹, bhikkhave, imesaį¹ dvinnaį¹ sukhÄnaį¹ yadidaį¹ nippÄ«tikaį¹ sukhanāti.
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āThere are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness. āDvemÄni, bhikkhave, sukhÄni. What two? KatamÄni dve? Happiness with pleasure and happiness with equanimity. SÄtasukhaƱca upekkhÄsukhaƱca. These are the two kinds of happiness. ImÄni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhÄni. The better of these two kinds of happiness is happiness with equanimity.ā Etadaggaį¹, bhikkhave, imesaį¹ dvinnaį¹ sukhÄnaį¹ yadidaį¹ upekkhÄsukhanāti.
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āThere are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness. āDvemÄni, bhikkhave, sukhÄni. What two? KatamÄni dve? The happiness of immersion and the happiness without immersion. SamÄdhisukhaƱca asamÄdhisukhaƱca. These are the two kinds of happiness. ImÄni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhÄni. The better of these two kinds of happiness is the happiness of immersion.ā Etadaggaį¹, bhikkhave, imesaį¹ dvinnaį¹ sukhÄnaį¹ yadidaį¹ samÄdhisukhanāti.
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āThere are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness. āDvemÄni, bhikkhave, sukhÄni. What two? KatamÄni dve? Happiness that relies on rapture and happiness that relies on freedom from rapture. SappÄ«tikÄrammaį¹aƱca sukhaį¹ nippÄ«tikÄrammaį¹aƱca sukhaį¹. These are the two kinds of happiness. ImÄni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhÄni. The better of these two kinds of happiness is happiness that relies on freedom from rapture.ā Etadaggaį¹, bhikkhave, imesaį¹ dvinnaį¹ sukhÄnaį¹ yadidaį¹ nippÄ«tikÄrammaį¹aį¹ sukhanāti.
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āThere are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness. āDvemÄni, bhikkhave, sukhÄni. What two? KatamÄni dve? Happiness that relies on pleasure and happiness that relies on equanimity. SÄtÄrammaį¹aƱca sukhaį¹ upekkhÄrammaį¹aƱca sukhaį¹. These are the two kinds of happiness. ImÄni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhÄni. The better of these two kinds of happiness is happiness that relies on equanimity.ā Etadaggaį¹, bhikkhave, imesaį¹ dvinnaį¹ sukhÄnaį¹ yadidaį¹ upekkhÄrammaį¹aį¹ sukhanāti.
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āThere are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness. āDvemÄni, bhikkhave, sukhÄni. What two? KatamÄni dve? Happiness that relies on form and happiness that relies on the formless. RÅ«pÄrammaį¹aƱca sukhaį¹ arÅ«pÄrammaį¹aƱca sukhaį¹. These are the two kinds of happiness. ImÄni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhÄni. The better of these two kinds of happiness is happiness that relies on the formless.ā Etadaggaį¹, bhikkhave, imesaį¹ dvinnaį¹ sukhÄnaį¹ yadidaį¹ arÅ«pÄrammaį¹aį¹ sukhanāti.
Sukhavaggo dutiyo.
