The Buddha declares the three types of eyesight - 1) the physical eye, 2) the divine eye, and 3) the wisdom eye. The wisdom eye is unsurpassed of the three.
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, as I have heard:
“Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, cakkhūni. Katamāni tīṇi? Maṁsacakkhu, dibbacakkhu, paññācakkhu— imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi cakkhūnī”ti.
“Bhikkhus, there are these three types of |eyesight::faculty of seeing, vision [cakkhu]|. What three? The |physical eye::fleshly eye [maṃsacakkhu]|, the |divine eye::the faculty of clairvoyance, the ability to see beyond the ordinary human range [dibbacakkhu]|, and the |wisdom eye::insight [paññācakkhu]|. These, bhikkhus, are the three types of eyesight.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
The Blessed One spoke on this matter. In this regard, it is said:
“Maṁsacakkhu dibbacakkhu,
paññācakkhu anuttaraṁ;
Etāni tīṇi cakkhūni,
akkhāsi purisuttamo.
“The physical eye, the divine eye,
and the wisdom eye—|unsurpassed::highest, incomparable [anuttara]|;
These three types of faculty of seeing,
are declared by the best of men.
Maṁsacakkhussa uppādo,
maggo dibbassa cakkhuno;
Yato ñāṇaṁ udapādi,
paññācakkhu anuttaraṁ;
Yassa cakkhussa paṭilābhā,
sabbadukkhā pamuccatī”ti.
The arising of the physical eye [comes first],
[then] the path to the divine eye;
When insight arises,
the unsurpassed wisdom eye is realized;
Whoever gains that eye,
is freed from all |suffering::mild suffering, intense suffering, discomfort, pain, disease, unpleasantness, stress, discontentment, dissatisfaction [dukkhassa]|.”
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.
This matter too was spoken by the Blessed One, as I have heard.
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, as I have heard:
“Bhikkhus, there are these three types of |eyesight::faculty of seeing, vision [cakkhu]|. What three? The |physical eye::fleshly eye [maṃsacakkhu]|, the |divine eye::the faculty of clairvoyance, the ability to see beyond the ordinary human range [dibbacakkhu]|, and the |wisdom eye::insight [paññācakkhu]|. These, bhikkhus, are the three types of eyesight.”
The Blessed One spoke on this matter. In this regard, it is said:
“The physical eye, the divine eye,
and the wisdom eye—|unsurpassed::highest, incomparable [anuttara]|;
These three types of faculty of seeing,
are declared by the best of men.
The arising of the physical eye [comes first],
[then] the path to the divine eye;
When insight arises,
the unsurpassed wisdom eye is realized;
Whoever gains that eye,
is freed from all |suffering::mild suffering, intense suffering, discomfort, pain, disease, unpleasantness, stress, discontentment, dissatisfaction [dukkhassa]|.”
This matter too was spoken by the Blessed One, as I have heard.
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
“Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, cakkhūni. Katamāni tīṇi? Maṁsacakkhu, dibbacakkhu, paññācakkhu— imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi cakkhūnī”ti.
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
“Maṁsacakkhu dibbacakkhu,
paññācakkhu anuttaraṁ;
Etāni tīṇi cakkhūni,
akkhāsi purisuttamo.
Maṁsacakkhussa uppādo,
maggo dibbassa cakkhuno;
Yato ñāṇaṁ udapādi,
paññācakkhu anuttaraṁ;
Yassa cakkhussa paṭilābhā,
sabbadukkhā pamuccatī”ti.
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.