4👑☸ Cattāri Ariya-saccaṃ 四聖諦

AN 4 Catukka Nipāta

28 vaggas, 783 suttas. very short or repetition series from 201 on
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Bhanḍagāma (name of town) Vagga 1

AN 4.1 2m, Anu-buddha: understood:
4nt and 8aam reformulated as 1) ariya sila, 2) ariya samadhi, 3) ariya pañña, 4) ariya vimutti. Not penetrating these 4 results in infinite rebirths.

AN 4.2 2m, Papatita: fallen:
not possessing 4 factors of AN 4.1 is considered "fallen" from dhamma & vinaya/discipline.

AN 4.3 3m, Khata 1: maimed 1:
one is maimed and generates serious demerit (apuññaṃ pasavati) if one doesn't carefully investigate and scrutinize before doing 4 things: 1) speak praise of one who deserves dispraise, 2) speaking dispraise of one who deserves praise, 3) believing things that shouldn't be believed, 4) not being suspicious of things that one should be. The four opposites generate much merit. The verses claim heavy karmic consequences, even hell or heaaven

AN 4.4 3m, Khata 2: maimed 2:
right/wrong action towards 1) mom, 2) dad, 3) tathagta, 4) tathagata's disciple, leads to heaven/hell

AN 4.5 4m, Anu-sota: with-the-stream:
1) going with the stream = chasing kāma/sensuality, 2) going aginst stream = not chasing sensuality even if its painful, 3) firm = non-returner, 4) crossed over = arahant

AN 4.6 2m, Appas-suta: one of little learning:
1) one learns little, doesn't use it well, 2) one learns little, but uses it very well, 3) one learns much, but doesn't use it well, 4) one learns much, uses it well.

AN 4.7 2m, Sobhenti [Sobhana]: They adorn:
4 types of people adorn sangha with good learning, practice of dhamma. 2) monks, 2) nuns, 3) laymen, 4) laywomen

AN 4.8 2m, Vesārajja: self confidence:
4 reasons tathaga is self confident. No human, deva, brahma, or anyone can challenge, criticize his 4 claims of 1) perfect enlightenment, 2) destruction of asavas, 3) obstructions to path or obstructions, 4) dhamma leading to nirvana works

AN 4.9 2m, Taṇhā [Taṇhuppāda]: craving:
4 types of craving in a monk: first 3 are standard requisites of 1) robe, 2) almsfood, 3) shelter, 4) instead of medicine, it's craving for various favorable rebirths, usually heavenly.

AN 4.10 2m, Yoga: bond:
4 bonds, and 4 breaking of bonds. 1) sensuality, 2) existence, 3) views, 4) ignorance. Doesn't know origin, passing away, gratification, danger, escape from those bonds.

Cara (walking) Vagga 2

AN 4.11 3m, Caranta [Cara]: walking:
same as KN Iti 111:
second aspect of right effort applied to all 4 postures to cease akusala vitakka (thinking), verse alludes to 2nd jhana and beyond.

AN 4.12 3m, Sīla: virtuous-behavior:
same as KN Iti 112:
walking meditation in jhāna, with 5 hindrances supressed

AN 4.13 - 🔗🔊 2m, Padhāna: Exertion.
STED 4pd🏹️ same as samma vāyāmo 6🏹 + verse

AN 4.14 - 🔗🔊 15m, Saṃvara-p-padhāna [Saṃvara]: restraint-exertion:
Builds on STED 4pd🏹️ by giving recommended exercise for each

AN 4.15 2m, Agga-paññatti [Paññatti]: known as foremost:
Rahu is biggest demon, Madhu king of sensuality, Mara in dominion, Buddha best in the world among all living things.

AN 4.16 2m, Sokhumma: exquisiteness:
Describing first 4 aggregates, probably from 4th jhāna

AN 4.17 1m, Agati [Agati 1]: prejudiced:
If you act against the ☸Dharma out of favoritism, hostility, cowardice, or stupidity, your fame fades away.

AN 4.18 1m, N-āgati [Agati 2]: not prejudiced:
If you don't act against the ☸Dharma out of favoritism, hostility, cowardice, or stupidity, your fame grows.

AN 4.19 1m, Agati-n-āgati [Agati 3]: prejudice and not prejudiced:
Previous two suttas combined into one.

AN 4.20 2m, Bhattuddesa [Bhattuddesaka]: Meal allocator:
Building on previous 3 suttas, monk in charge of assigning meals, who is prejudiced or not might go to heaven or hell.

Uruvela (name of town) Vagga 3

AN 4.21 Uruvela 1
AN 4.22 Uruvela 2
AN 4.23 Loka
AN 4.24 Kāḷakārāma
AN 4.25 Brahmacariya
AN 4.26 Kuhaka [Kuha]
AN 4.27 Santuṭṭhi
AN 4.28 Ariyavaṃsa
AN 4.29 Dhamma-pada: dhamma food-steps: not being greedy, good will, right mindfulness, right concentration
AN 4.30 Paribbājaka

Cakka (situations) Vagga 4

AN 4.31 Cakka
AN 4.32 Saṅgahavatthu [Saṅgaha]
AN 4.33 Sīha
AN 4.34 aggap-pasāda-suttaṃ (supreme confidence)
AN 4.35 Vassakāra
AN 4.36 Doṇa
AN 4.37 Aparihāniya
AN 4.38 Patilīna
AN 4.39 Ujjaya
AN 4.40 Udāyī

Rohitassa (name of being) Vagga 5

AN 4.41 samādhi-bhāvanā-sutta
AN 4.42 Pañha­vyākaraṇa [Pañha­byākaraṇa]
AN 4.43 Kodhagaru 1
AN 4.44 Kodhagaru 2
AN 4.45 Rohitassa 1 [Rohitassa]
AN 4.46 Rohitassa 2
AN 4.47 Suvidūravidūra [Suvidūra]
AN 4.48 Visākha
AN 4.49 Vipallāsa
AN 4.50 Upakkilesa

Puññ-ābhisanda (merit-overflowing) Vagga 6

AN 4.51 Puññābhisanda 1
AN 4.52 Puññābhisanda 2
AN 4.53 Saṃvāsa 1
AN 4.54 Saṃvāsa 2
AN 4.55 Samajīvī 1
AN 4.56 Samajīvī 2
AN 4.57 Suppavāsā
AN 4.58 Sudatta
AN 4.59 Bhojanadāyaka [Bhojana]
AN 4.60 Gihīsāmīci­paṭipadā [Gihisāmīci]

Patta-kamma (deeds of substance) Vagga 7

AN 4.61 Pattakamma
AN 4.62 Ānaṇya
AN 4.63 Sabrahma [Brahma]
AN 4.64 Niraya
AN 4.65 Rūpappamāṇa [Rūpa]
AN 4.66 Sarāga
AN 4.67 Ahimetta [Ahirāja]
AN 4.68 Devadatta
AN 4.69 Padhāna
AN 4.70 Adhammika

Apaṇṇaka (guaranteed) Vagga 8

AN 4.71 Padhāna apaṇṇaka paṭipadā [Padhāna]
AN 4.72 Diṭṭhi apaṇṇaka paṭipadā [Sammādiṭṭhi]
AN 4.73 Asappurisa [Sappurisa]
AN 4.74 Agga 1
AN 4.75 Agga 2
AN 4.76 Kusinārā [Kusināra]
AN 4.77 Acinteyya
AN 4.78 Dakkhiṇāvisuddhi [Dakkhiṇa]
AN 4.79 Vaṇijjā [Vaṇijja]
AN 4.80 Kamboja

Macala (confirmed) Vagga 9

AN 4.81 Pāṇātipātī [Pāṇātipāta]
AN 4.82 Musāvādī [Musāvāda]
AN 4.83 Vaṇṇa [Avaṇṇāraha]
AN 4.84 Kodhagaru
AN 4.85 Tamotamaparāyana [Tamotama]
AN 4.86 Onatonata [Oṇatoṇata]
AN 4.87 Samaṇamacala putta [Putta]
AN 4.88 Samaṇamacala saññojana [Saṃyojana]
AN 4.89 Samaṇamacala diṭṭhi [Sammādiṭṭhi]
AN 4.90 Samaṇamacala khandha [Khandha]

Asura (demon) Vagga 10

AN 4.91 Asura
AN 4.92 Samādhi 1
AN 4.93 Samādhi 2
AN 4.94 Samādhi 3: 3rd undistractable-lucidity discourse: 4 combinations of samatha & vipassana, how they should be balanced
AN 4.95 Chavālāta
AN 4.96 Rāgavinaya
AN 4.97 Khippanisanti
AN 4.98 Attahita
AN 4.99 Sikkhāpada
AN 4.100 - 🔗🔊 Potaliya: (name of wanderer)
right speech is at the right time criticizing what deserves it, praising that which deserves it.

Valāhaka (clouds) Vagga 11

AN 4.101 Valāhaka 1
AN 4.102 Valāhaka 2
AN 4.103 Kumbha
AN 4.104 AN 4.104,105 Udakarahada
AN 4.105 AN 4.106 Amba
AN 4.107 Mūsikā [Mūsika]
AN 4.108 Balivadda [Balībadda]
AN 4.109 Rukkha
AN 4.110 Āsivisa [Āsīvisa]

Kesi (name of person) Vagga 12

AN 4.111 Kesi
AN 4.112 Assājānīyajava [Java]
AN 4.113 Assājānīyapatoda [Patoda]
AN 4.114 Nāga: [king's bull] elephant: war elephant simile -> warrior monk
AN 4.115 Ṭhāna
AN 4.116 Appamāda
AN 4.117 Ārakkha
AN 4.118 Saṃvejanīya
AN 4.119 Bhaya 1
AN 4.120 Bhaya 2

Bhaya (fear) Vagga 13

AN 4.121 Bhaya 3 [Attānuvāda]
AN 4.122 Udakorohabhaya [Ūmibhaya]
AN 4.123 Puggala 1 [Nānākaraṇa 1]
AN 4.123 –124 Puggala 1–2 [Nānākaraṇa 1–2]
AN 4.124 Puggala 2 [Nānākaraṇa 2]
AN 4.125 Puggala 3 [Mettā 1]
AN 4.126 Puggala 4 [Mettā 2]
AN 4.127 Tathāgat­acchariya 1 [Tathāgata­acchariya 1]
AN 4.128 Tathāgat­acchariya 2 [Tathāgata­acchariya 2]
AN 4.129 Ānandācchariya
AN 4.130 Cakkavattiacchariya

Puggala (persons) Vagga 14

AN 4.131 Saṃyojanapuggala [Saṃyojana]
AN 4.132 Paṭibhānapuggala [Paṭibhāna]
AN 4.133 Neyyapuggala [Ugghaṭitaññū]
AN 4.134 Phalupajivīpuggala [Uṭṭhānaphala]
AN 4.135 Vajjapuggala [Sāvajja]
AN 4.136 Paripūra­kāri­puggala [Sīla 1]
AN 4.137 Garupuggala [Sīla 2]
AN 4.138 Nikaṭṭhapuggala [Nikaṭṭha]
AN 4.139 Dhammakathika
AN 4.140 Vādī

Ābhā (luminosity) Vagga 15

AN 4.141 Ābhā
AN 4.142 Pabhā
AN 4.143 Āloka
AN 4.144 Obhāsa
AN 4.145 Pajjota
AN 4.146 Kāla 1
AN 4.147 Kāla 2
AN 4.148 Vacīduccarita [Duccarita]
AN 4.149 Vacīsucarita [Sucarita]
AN 4.150 Sāra

Indriya (faculties) Vagga 16

AN 4.151 Indriya
AN 4.152 Bala 1 [Saddhābala]
AN 4.153 Bala 2 [Paññābala]
AN 4.154 Bala 3 [Satibala]
AN 4.155 Bala 4 [Paṭisaṅ­khāna­bala]
AN 4.156 Asaṅkheyya [Kappa]
AN 4.157 Roga
AN 4.158 Parihāṇi [Parihāni]
AN 4.159 Bhikkhunī
AN 4.160 Sugatavinaya

Paṭipadā (practice) Vagga 17

AN 4.161 Paṭipadā 1 [Saṃkhitta]
AN 4.162 Paṭipadā 2 [Vitthāra]
AN 4.163 Paṭipadā 3 [Asubha]
AN 4.164 Paṭipadā 4 [Khama 1]
AN 4.165 Paṭipadā 5 [Khama 2]
AN 4.166 Paṭipadā 6 [Ubhaya]
AN 4.167 Moggallāna­paṭipadā [Mahā­moggallāna]
AN 4.168 Sāriputta­paṭipadā [Sāriputta]
AN 4.169 Kilesaparinibbāna [Sasaṅkhāra]
AN 4.170 Arahattappatti [Yuganaddha]

Sañcetaniya (intentions) Vagga 18

AN 4.171 AN 4.171-172 Sañcetanā [Cetanā]
AN 4.172 AN 4.173 Sāriputta­paṭisam­bhidā [Vibhatti]
AN 4.173 AN 4.174a Mahākoṭṭhita [Mahākoṭṭhika]
AN 4.174 AN 4.174b Ānanda
AN 4.175 Upavāna [Upavāṇa]
AN 4.176 Āyācamāna [Āyācana]
AN 4.177 Rāhula
AN 4.178 Cetovimutti [Jambālī]
AN 4.179 Parinibbānahetu [Nibbāna]
AN 4.180 Mahāpadesadesanā [Mahāpadesa]

Brāhmaṇa (brahmin) Vagga 19

AN 4.181 Yodhājīva: warrior:
AN 4.182 Pāṭibhoga
AN 4.183 Suta [Vassakāra 1]
AN 4.184 Jāṇussonī [Abhaya]
AN 4.185 Catukoṭika­suññatā [Brāhmaṇa­sacca]
AN 4.186 Bahussuta [Ummagga]
AN 4.187 Vassa­kāra[Vassa­kāra 2]
AN 4.188 Upaka
AN 4.189 Sacchikaraṇīya
AN 4.190 Bhikkhu­saṅgha­thomana [Uposatha]

Mahā (great) Vagga 20

AN 4.191 Sotānudhata [Sotānugata]
AN 4.192 Ṭhāna
AN 4.193 Bhaddiya
AN 4.194 Sāpūgiya [Sāmugiya]
AN 4.195 Vappa
AN 4.196 Sāḷha: (name of disciple): warrior with right samādhi
AN 4.197 Mallikā [Mallikādevī]
AN 4.198 Tapa [Attantapa]
AN 4.199 Taṇhājālinī [Taṇhā]
AN 4.200 Pemadosa [Pema]

Sap-purisa (good-person) Vagga 21

AN 4.201 Sappurisa 1 [Sikkhāpada]
AN 4.202 Sappurisa 2 [Assaddha]
AN 4.203 Sappurisa 3 [Sattakamma]
AN 4.204 Sappurisa 4 [Dasakamma]
AN 4.205 Sappurisa 5 [Aṭṭhaṅgika]
AN 4.206 Sappurisa 6 [Dasamagga]
AN 4.207 Pāpa kalyāṇa 1 [Pāpadhamma 1]
AN 4.207 –210 Pāpa kalyāṇa 1 – Pāpadhamma kalyāṇadhamma 2 [Pāpadhamma 1–2]
AN 4.208 Pāpa kalyāṇa 2 [Pāpadhamma 2]
AN 4.209 Pāpadhamma kalyāṇadhamma 1 [Pāpadhamma 3]
AN 4.210 Pāpadhamma kalyāṇadhamma 2 [Pāpadhamma 4]

Parisa-sobhaṇa (assembly-bright) Vagga 22

AN 4.211 Parisasobhana [Parisā]
AN 4.212 Niraya sagga nikkhitta 1 [Diṭṭhi]
AN 4.213 Niraya sagga nikkhitta 2 [Akataññutā]
AN 4.214 Niraya sagga nikkhitta 3 [Pāṇātipātī]
AN 4.215 Niraya sagga nikkhitta 4 [Magga 1]
AN 4.216 Niraya sagga nikkhitta 5 [Magga 2]
AN 4.217 Niraya sagga nikkhitta 6 [Vohārapatha 1]
AN 4.218 Niraya sagga nikkhitta 7 [Vohārapatha 2]
AN 4.219 Niraya sagga nikkhitta 8 [Ahirika]
AN 4.220 Niraya sagga nikkhitta 9 [Dussīla]

Su-carita (good-conduct) Vagga 23

AN 4.221 Vacīsucarita [Duccarita]
AN 4.222 Diṭṭhi [Bālapaṇḍita 1]
AN 4.223 Akataññutā [Bālapaṇḍita 2]
AN 4.224 Pāṇātipātī [Bālapaṇḍita 3]
AN 4.225 Magga 1 [Bālapaṇḍita 4]
AN 4.226 AN 4.225 Magga 2 [Bālapaṇḍita 5]
AN 4.227 AN 4.226 Vohārapatha 1 [Bālapaṇḍita 6]
AN 4.228 AN 4.227 Vohārapatha 2 [Bālapaṇḍita 7]
AN 4.229 AN 4.228 Ahirika [Bālapaṇḍita 8]
AN 4.230 AN 4.229 Duppañña [Bālapaṇḍita 9]
AN 4.231 AN 4.230 Kavi

Kamma (deeds) Vagga 24

AN 4.232 AN 4.231 Saṃkhitta [Kamma 1]
AN 4.233 AN 4.232 Vitthāra [Kamma 2]
AN 4.234 AN 4.233 Soṇakāyana [Kamma 3]
AN 4.235 AN 4.234 Sikkhāpada 1 [Kamma 4]
AN 4.236 AN 4.234 Sikkhāpada 2 Kamma 5]
AN 4.237 AN 4.235 Ariyamagga [Kamma 6]
AN 4.238 AN 4.236 Bojjhaṅga [Kamma 7]
AN 4.239 AN 4.237 Sāvajja anavajjakamma [Sāvajja]
AN 4.240 AN 4.238 Sabyāpajjha abyāpajjhakamma [Abyābajjha]
AN 4.241 AN 4.239 Samaṇa
AN 4.242 AN 4.240 Sappurisānisaṃsa

Āpatti-bhaya (perils of offenses) Vagga 25

AN 4.243 AN 4.241 Saṅghabhedaka [Pāpabhikkhu]
AN 4.244 AN 4.242 Āpattibhaya
AN 4.245 AN 4.243 Sikkhānisaṃsa
AN 4.246 AN 4.244 Seyyā
AN 4.247 AN 4.245 Thūpāraha
AN 4.248 AN 4.246 Paññāvuddhi
AN 4.249 AN 4.246 Bahukāra
AN 4.250 AN 4.247 Anariyavohāra [Vohāra 1]
AN 4.251 AN 4.248 Ariyavohāra [Vohāra 2]
AN 4.252 AN 4.249 Anariyavohāra [Vohāra 3]
AN 4.253 AN 4.250 Ariyavohāra [Vohāra 4]

Abhi-ñ-ñā (direct-knowledges) Vagga 26

AN 4.254 AN 4.251 Abhiññā
AN 4.255 AN 4.252 Pariyesanā
AN 4.256 AN 4.253 Saṅgahavatthu
AN 4.257 AN 4.254 Māluṅkyāputta [Mālukyaputta]
AN 4.258 AN 4.255 Kula
AN 4.259 AN 4.256 Ājānīya 1
AN 4.259 –260 AN 4.256–257 Ājānīya 1–2
AN 4.260 AN 4.257 Ājānīya 2
AN 4.261 AN 4.258 Bala
AN 4.262 AN 4.259 Araññasenāsana [Arañña]
AN 4.263 AN 4.260 Sāvajja anavajja [Kamma]

Kamma-patha (ways of performing deeds) Vagga 27

AN 4.264 AN 4.261 Pāṇātipāta [Pāṇātipātī]
AN 4.265 AN 4.262 Adinnādāna [Adinnādāyī]
AN 4.266 AN 4.263 Kāmamicchācāra [Micchācārī]
AN 4.267 AN 4.264 Musāvāda [Musāvādī]
AN 4.268 AN 4.265 Pisuṇāvācā [Pisuṇavācā]
AN 4.269 AN 4.266 Pharusāvācā [Pharusavācā]
AN 4.270 AN 4.267 Samphappalāpa
AN 4.271 AN 4.268 Abhijjhālu
AN 4.272 AN 4.269 Byāpannacitta
AN 4.273 AN 4.270 Micchādiṭṭhi

Rāgādi-peyyāla (lust repetition series) Vagga 28

AN 4.274 AN 4.271 Catu­sati­paṭṭhāna rāga abhiññāya [Satipaṭṭhāna]
AN 4.275 AN 4.271 Catusammappadhāna rāga abhiññāya [Sammappadhāna]
AN 4.276 AN 4.271 Caturiddhipāda rāga abhiññāya [Iddhipāda]
AN 4.277 –279 AN 4.271 Rāga pariññāya peyyāla [Pariññādi]
AN 4.280 –282 AN 4.271 Rāga parikkhayāya peyyāla
AN 4.283 –285 AN 4.271 Rāga pahānāya peyyāla
AN 4.286 –288 AN 4.271 Rāga khayāya peyyāla
AN 4.289 –291 AN 4.271 Rāga vayāya peyyāla
AN 4.292 –294 AN 4.271 Rāga virāgāya peyyāla
AN 4.295 –297 AN 4.271 Rāga nirodhāya peyyāla
AN 4.298 –300 AN 4.271 Rāga cāgāya peyyāla
AN 4.301 –303 AN 4.271 Rāga paṭinissagāya peyyāla
AN 4.304 –333 AN 4.271 Dosa peyyāla [Dosaabhiññādi]
AN 4.334 –363 AN 4.271 Moha peyyāla
AN 4.364 –393 AN 4.271 Kodha peyyāla
AN 4.394 –423 AN 4.271 Upanāha peyyāla
AN 4.424 –453 AN 4.271 Makkha peyyāla
AN 4.454 –483 AN 4.271 Paḷassa peyyāla
AN 4.484 –513 AN 4.271 Issā peyyāla
AN 4.514 –543 AN 4.271 Macchariya peyyāla
AN 4.544 –573 AN 4.271 Māyā peyyāla
AN 4.574 –603 AN 4.271 Sāṭheyya peyyāla
AN 4.604 –633 AN 4.271 Thambha peyyāla
AN 4.634 –663 AN 4.271 Sārambha peyyāla
AN 4.664 –693 AN 4.271 Māna peyyāla
AN 4.694 –723 AN 4.271 Atimāna peyyāla
AN 4.724 –753 AN 4.271 Pamāda peyyāla
AN 4.754 –783 AN 4.271 Macchariya peyyāla


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