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# A History of Pali Literature v2.c19.s3.3

A History of Pāli Literature v2.c19.s3.3

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### [v2.c19.s3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.law-1933.v2.c19.s3.3)

The first plaque begins with the well-known formula. After that it enumerates 19 categories in a progressively numerical order : 4 iddhipādas, bases of magical power, 4 Sammappadhānas, good deeds, 4 Satipaṭṭhānā, subjects of meditation, 4 ariyasaccāni, holy truths, 4 Vesārajjāni, confidences, 5 indriyāni, senses, 5 Cakkhuni, eyes, 6 asādhāraṇāni, special knowledges of Buddhism, 7 bojjhaṅgā, elements of the Bodhi, the noble way of the 8 elements, 9 lokuttarā dhammā, supernatural states, 10 balāni, powers, 14 Buddhañāṇāni, knowledges of the Buddha, and 18 Buddha dhammas.

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