“Cattārome, bhikkhave, obhāsā. Katame cattāro? Candobhāso, sūriyobhāso, aggobhāso, paññobhāso— Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro obhāsā. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ catunnaṁ obhāsānaṁ yadidaṁ paññobhāso”ti.
Catutthaṁ.
The Buddha teaches on shining, presenting a fourfold teaching for disciples on the path.
AN 4.144 Shining
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, obhāsā.
“Mendicants, there are four kinds of shining.
Katame cattāro?
What four?
Candobhāso, sūriyobhāso, aggobhāso, paññobhāso—
The shining of the moon, sun, fire, and wisdom.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro obhāsā.
These are the four kinds of shining.
Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ catunnaṁ obhāsānaṁ yadidaṁ paññobhāso”ti.
The best of these four kinds of shining is the shining of wisdom.”
Catutthaṁ.
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