“Catasso imā, bhikkhave, pabhā. Katamā catasso? Candappabhā, sūriyappabhā, aggippabhā, paññāpabhā— imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso pabhā. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imāsaṁ catunnaṁ pabhānaṁ yadidaṁ paññāpabhā”ti.
Dutiyaṁ.
The Buddha describes the four kinds of radiance.
AN 4.142 Radiance
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Catasso imā, bhikkhave, pabhā.
“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of radiance.
Katamā catasso?
What four?
Candappabhā, sūriyappabhā, aggippabhā, paññāpabhā—
The radiance of the moon, sun, fire, and wisdom.
imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso pabhā.
These are the four kinds of radiance.
Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imāsaṁ catunnaṁ pabhānaṁ yadidaṁ paññāpabhā”ti.
The best of these four kinds of radiance is the radiance of wisdom.”
Dutiyaṁ.
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