Dasuttarasutta 1.4: 3. Tayo dhammā

1.4.1

Tayo dhammā bahukārā, tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā …pe… tayo dhammā sacchikātabbā.

Three things are helpful, etc.

1.4.2

Katame tayo dhammā bahukārā?

What three things are helpful?

1.4.3

Sappurisasaṃsevo, saddhammassavanaṃ, dhammānudhammappaṭipatti.

Associating with true persons, listening to the true teaching, and practicing in line with the teaching.

1.4.4

Ime tayo dhammā bahukārā.

1.4.5

Katame tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā?

What three things should be developed?

1.4.6

Tayo samādhī—

Three kinds of immersion.

1.4.7

savitakko savicāro samādhi, avitakko vicāramatto samādhi, avitakko avicāro samādhi.

Immersion with placing the mind and keeping it connected. Immersion without placing the mind, merely keeping it connected. Immersion without placing the mind or keeping it connected.

1.4.8

Ime tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā.

1.4.9

Katame tayo dhammā pariññeyyā?

What three things should be completely understood?

1.4.10

Tisso vedanā—

Three feelings:

1.4.11

sukhā vedanā, dukkhā vedanā, adukkhamasukhā vedanā.

pleasant, painful, and neutral.

1.4.12

Ime tayo dhammā pariññeyyā.

1.4.13

Katame tayo dhammā pahātabbā?

What three things should be given up?

1.4.14

Tisso taṇhā—

Three cravings:

1.4.15

kāmataṇhā, bhavataṇhā, vibhavataṇhā.

craving for sensual pleasures, craving for continued existence, and craving for nonexistence.

1.4.16

Ime tayo dhammā pahātabbā.

1.4.17

Katame tayo dhammā hānabhāgiyā?

What three things make things worse?

1.4.18

Tīṇi akusalamūlāni—

Three unskillful roots:

1.4.19

lobho akusalamūlaṃ, doso akusalamūlaṃ, moho akusalamūlaṃ.

greed, hate, and delusion.

1.4.20

Ime tayo dhammā hānabhāgiyā.

1.4.21

Katame tayo dhammā visesabhāgiyā?

What three things lead to distinction?

1.4.22

Tīṇi kusalamūlāni—

Three skillful roots:

1.4.23

alobho kusalamūlaṃ, adoso kusalamūlaṃ, amoho kusalamūlaṃ.

contentment, love, and understanding.

1.4.24

Ime tayo dhammā visesabhāgiyā.

1.4.25

Katame tayo dhammā duppaṭivijjhā?

What three things are hard to comprehend?

1.4.26

Tisso nissaraṇiyā dhātuyo—

Three elements of escape.

1.4.27

kāmānametaṃ nissaraṇaṃ yadidaṃ nekkhammaṃ, rūpānametaṃ nissaraṇaṃ yadidaṃ arūpaṃ, yaṃ kho pana kiñci bhūtaṃ saṅkhataṃ paṭiccasamuppannaṃ, nirodho tassa nissaraṇaṃ.

Renunciation is the escape from sensual pleasures. The formless is the escape from form. Cessation is the escape from whatever is created, conditioned, and dependently originated.

1.4.28

Ime tayo dhammā duppaṭivijjhā.

1.4.29

Katame tayo dhammā uppādetabbā?

What three things should be produced?

1.4.30

Tīṇi ñāṇāni—

Three knowledges:

1.4.31

atītaṃse ñāṇaṃ, anāgataṃse ñāṇaṃ, paccuppannaṃse ñāṇaṃ.

knowledge regarding the past portion, the future portion, and the present portion.

1.4.32

Ime tayo dhammā uppādetabbā.

1.4.33

Katame tayo dhammā abhiññeyyā?

What three things should be directly known?

1.4.34

Tisso dhātuyo—

Three elements:

1.4.35

kāmadhātu, rūpadhātu, arūpadhātu.

the sensual realm, the realm of luminous form, and the formless realm.

1.4.36

Ime tayo dhammā abhiññeyyā.

1.4.37

Katame tayo dhammā sacchikātabbā?

What three things should be realized?

1.4.38

Tisso vijjā—

Three knowledges:

1.4.39

pubbenivāsānussatiñāṇaṃ vijjā, sattānaṃ cutūpapāte ñāṇaṃ vijjā, āsavānaṃ khaye ñāṇaṃ vijjā.

recollection of past lives, knowledge of the death and rebirth of sentient beings, and knowledge of the ending of defilements.

1.4.40

Ime tayo dhammā sacchikātabbā.

1.4.41

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

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