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With Poṭṭhapāda 19.1-5

Poṭṭhapādasutta 19.1-5

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Pāli

19.1

“Ekaññeva nu kho, bhante, bhagavā saññaggaṃ paññapeti, udāhu puthūpi saññagge paññapetī”ti?

“Does the Buddha describe just one peak of perception, or many?”

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19.2

“Ekampi kho ahaṃ, poṭṭhapāda, saññaggaṃ paññapemi, puthūpi saññagge paññapemī”ti.

“I describe the peak of perception as both one and many.”

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19.3

“Yathā kathaṃ pana, bhante, bhagavā ekampi saññaggaṃ paññapeti, puthūpi saññagge paññapetī”ti?

“But sir, how do you describe it as one peak and as many?”

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19.4

“Yathā yathā kho, poṭṭhapāda, nirodhaṃ phusati tathā tathāhaṃ saññaggaṃ paññapemi.

“I describe the peak of perception according to the specific manner in which one touches cessation.

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19.5

Evaṃ kho ahaṃ, poṭṭhapāda, ekampi saññaggaṃ paññapemi, puthūpi saññagge paññapemī”ti.

That’s how I describe the peak of perception as both one and many.”

With Poṭṭhapāda

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