“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, bhayāni. Katamāni cattāri? Jātibhayaṁ, jarābhayaṁ, byādhibhayaṁ, maraṇabhayaṁ—
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri bhayānī”ti.
Navamaṁ.
The Buddha describes the four perils, explaining this fourfold teaching for disciples on the path.
AN 4.119 Perils (1st)
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, bhayāni.
“Mendicants, there are these four perils.
Katamāni cattāri?
What four?
Jātibhayaṁ, jarābhayaṁ, byādhibhayaṁ, maraṇabhayaṁ—
The perils of rebirth, old age, sickness, and death.
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri bhayānī”ti.
These are the four perils.”
Navamaṁ.
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