The Buddha teaches on things to be realized, presenting a fourfold teaching for disciples on the path.

AN 4.189 Things to be Realized

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, sacchikaraṇīyā dhammā. Katame cattāro?

Atthi, bhikkhave, dhammā kāyena sacchikaraṇīyā; atthi, bhikkhave, dhammā satiyā sacchikaraṇīyā; atthi, bhikkhave, dhammā cakkhunā sacchikaraṇīyā; atthi, bhikkhave, dhammā paññāya sacchikaraṇīyā.

Katame ca, bhikkhave, dhammā kāyena sacchikaraṇīyā? Aṭṭha vimokkhā, bhikkhave, kāyena sacchikaraṇīyā.

Katame ca, bhikkhave, dhammā satiyā sacchikaraṇīyā? Pubbenivāso, bhikkhave, satiyā sacchikaraṇīyo.

Katame ca, bhikkhave, dhammā cakkhunā sacchikaraṇīyā? Sattānaṁ cutūpapāto, bhikkhave, cakkhunā sacchikaraṇīyo.

Katame ca, bhikkhave, dhammā paññāya sacchikaraṇīyā? Āsavānaṁ khayo, bhikkhave, paññāya sacchikaraṇīyo.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro sacchikaraṇīyā dhammā”ti.

Navamaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, sacchikaraṇīyā dhammā.

“Mendicants, these four things should be realized.

Katame cattāro?

What four?

Atthi, bhikkhave, dhammā kāyena sacchikaraṇīyā;

There are things to be realized with direct meditative experience.

atthi, bhikkhave, dhammā satiyā sacchikaraṇīyā;

There are things to be realized with recollection.

atthi, bhikkhave, dhammā cakkhunā sacchikaraṇīyā;

There are things to be realized with vision.

atthi, bhikkhave, dhammā paññāya sacchikaraṇīyā.

There are things to be realized with wisdom.

Katame ca, bhikkhave, dhammā kāyena sacchikaraṇīyā?

What things are to be realized with direct meditative experience?

Aṭṭha vimokkhā, bhikkhave, kāyena sacchikaraṇīyā.

The eight liberations.

Katame ca, bhikkhave, dhammā satiyā sacchikaraṇīyā?

What things are to be realized with recollection?

Pubbenivāso, bhikkhave, satiyā sacchikaraṇīyo.

Past lives.

Katame ca, bhikkhave, dhammā cakkhunā sacchikaraṇīyā?

What things are to be realized with vision?

Sattānaṁ cutūpapāto, bhikkhave, cakkhunā sacchikaraṇīyo.

The passing away and rebirth of sentient beings.

Katame ca, bhikkhave, dhammā paññāya sacchikaraṇīyā?

What things are to be realized with wisdom?

Āsavānaṁ khayo, bhikkhave, paññāya sacchikaraṇīyo.

The ending of defilements.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro sacchikaraṇīyā dhammā”ti.

These are the four things to be realized.”

Navamaṁ.

Topics & Qualities:

Ending

Ending

The complete exhaustion and ending of craving, aversion, and delusion—the three roots of suffering. It refers to both the gradual wearing away of defilements through practice and the final cessation that constitutes Nibbāna.

Also known as: cessation, exhaustion, gradual ending, wearing away
Pāli: khaya, khīṇa, nirodha
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Liberation

Liberation

Liberation can imply a temporary release of the mind, i.e. liberated from certain unwholesome mental qualities or complete liberation from all unwholesome qualities of the mind, i.e. Nibbāna.

Also known as: freedom, release, emancipation, deliverance
Pāli: vimutti, vimokkha, cetovimutti, paññāvimutti, akuppā cetovimutti
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Vision

Vision

The corrective clarity that clearly sees into the true nature of things as they actually are.

Also known as: knowledge and vision, seeing clearly, seeing things as they are, seeing the truth, seeing the dhamma
Pāli: dassana, ñāṇadassana, yathābhūtañāṇadassana
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Wisdom

Wisdom

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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Last updated on July 27, 2026