Aṇguttara Nikāya
Catukka Nipāta
XVII: Paṭipadā Vagga
Sutta 170
Yuga-Naddha Suttaṃ
In Tandem
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Proofed against and modified in accordance with the revised edition at dhammatalks.org
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[1][pts] On one occasion Ven. Ānanda was staying in Kosambī, at Ghosita's monastery.
There he addressed the monks, "Friends!"
"Yes, friend," the monks responded.
Ven. Ānanda said:
"Friends, whoever — monk or nun — declares the attainment of arahantship in my presence,
they all do it by means of one or another of four paths.
Which four?
"There is the case
where a monk has developed insight preceded by tranquillity.
As he develops insight preceded by tranquillity,
the path is born.
He follows that path,
develops it,
pursues it.
As he follows the path,
developing it and pursuing it —
his fetters are abandoned,
his obsessions destroyed.
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"Then there is the case
where a monk has developed tranquillity preceded by insight.
As he develops tranquillity preceded by insight,
the path is born.
He follows that path,
develops it,
pursues it.
As he follows the path,
developing it and pursuing it —
his fetters are abandoned,
his obsessions destroyed.
■
"Then there is the case
where a monk has developed tranquillity in tandem with insight.
As he develops tranquillity in tandem with insight,
the path is born.
He follows that path,
develops it,
pursues it.
As he follows the path,
developing it and pursuing it —
his fetters are abandoned,
his obsessions destroyed.
■
"Then there is the case
where a monk's mind has its restlessness sense of compunctioning the Dhamma
[Comm: the corruptions of insight]
well under control.
There comes a time
when his mind grows steady inwardly,
settles down,
and becomes unified and concentrated.
In him the path is born.
He follows that path,
develops it,
pursues it.
As he follows the path,
developing it and pursuing it —
his fetters are abandoned,
his obsessions destroyed.
"Whoever — monk or nun — declares the attainment of arahantship in my presence,
they all do it by means of one or another of these four paths."
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