Dasuttarasutta 1.3: 2. Dve dhammā

1.3.1

Dve dhammā bahukārā, dve dhammā bhāvetabbā, dve dhammā pariññeyyā, dve dhammā pahātabbā, dve dhammā hānabhāgiyā, dve dhammā visesabhāgiyā, dve dhammā duppaṭivijjhā, dve dhammā uppādetabbā, dve dhammā abhiññeyyā, dve dhammā sacchikātabbā.

Two things are helpful, two things should be developed, two things should be completely understood, two things should be given up, two things make things worse, two things lead to distinction, two things are hard to comprehend, two things should be produced, two things should be directly known, two things should be realized.

1.3.2

Katame dve dhammā bahukārā?

What two things are helpful?

1.3.3

Sati ca sampajaññañca.

Mindfulness and situational awareness.

1.3.4

Ime dve dhammā bahukārā.

1.3.5

Katame dve dhammā bhāvetabbā?

What two things should be developed?

1.3.6

Samatho ca vipassanā ca.

Serenity and discernment.

1.3.7

Ime dve dhammā bhāvetabbā.

1.3.8

Katame dve dhammā pariññeyyā?

What two things should be completely understood?

1.3.9

Nāmañca rūpañca.

Name and form.

1.3.10

Ime dve dhammā pariññeyyā.

1.3.11

Katame dve dhammā pahātabbā?

What two things should be given up?

1.3.12

Avijjā ca bhavataṇhā ca.

Ignorance and craving for continued existence.

1.3.13

Ime dve dhammā pahātabbā.

1.3.14

Katame dve dhammā hānabhāgiyā?

What two things make things worse?

1.3.15

Dovacassatā ca pāpamittatā ca.

Being hard to admonish and having bad friends.

1.3.16

Ime dve dhammā hānabhāgiyā.

1.3.17

Katame dve dhammā visesabhāgiyā?

What two things lead to distinction?

1.3.18

Sovacassatā ca kalyāṇamittatā ca.

Being easy to admonish and having good friends.

1.3.19

Ime dve dhammā visesabhāgiyā.

1.3.20

Katame dve dhammā duppaṭivijjhā?

What two things are hard to comprehend?

1.3.21

Yo ca hetu yo ca paccayo sattānaṃ saṅkilesāya, yo ca hetu yo ca paccayo sattānaṃ visuddhiyā.

The causes and reasons for the corruption of sentient beings, and the causes and reasons for the purification of sentient beings.

1.3.22

Ime dve dhammā duppaṭivijjhā.

1.3.23

Katame dve dhammā uppādetabbā?

What two things should be produced?

1.3.24

Dve ñāṇāni—

Two knowledges:

1.3.25

khaye ñāṇaṃ, anuppāde ñāṇaṃ.

knowledge of ending, and knowledge of non-arising.

1.3.26

Ime dve dhammā uppādetabbā.

1.3.27

Katame dve dhammā abhiññeyyā?

What two things should be directly known?

1.3.28

Dve dhātuyo—

Two elements:

1.3.29

saṅkhatā ca dhātu asaṅkhatā ca dhātu.

the conditioned element and the unconditioned element.

1.3.30

Ime dve dhammā abhiññeyyā.

1.3.31

Katame dve dhammā sacchikātabbā?

What two things should be realized?

1.3.32

Vijjā ca vimutti ca.

Knowledge and freedom.

1.3.33

Ime dve dhammā sacchikātabbā.

1.3.34

Iti ime vīsati dhammā bhūtā tacchā tathā avitathā anaññathā sammā tathāgatena abhisambuddhā.

So these twenty things that are true, real, and accurate, not unreal, not otherwise were rightly understood by the Realized One.