Acariṁsutta
The Buddha set out to discover the gratification, the drawback, and the escape in the four material elements, and found it.
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Saṁyutta Nikāya 14.32
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4. Catutthavagga
4. Chapter Four
Acariṁsutta
In Search of Gratification
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Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthī.
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“Pathavīdhātuyāhaṁ, bhikkhave, assādapariyesanaṁ acariṁ, yo pathavīdhātuyā assādo tadajjhagamaṁ, yāvatā pathavīdhātuyā assādo paññāya me so sudiṭṭho.
“Mendicants, I went in search of the earth element’s gratification, and I found it. I’ve seen clearly with wisdom the full extent of gratification in the earth element.
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Pathavīdhātuyāhaṁ, bhikkhave, ādīnavapariyesanaṁ acariṁ, yo pathavīdhātuyā ādīnavo tadajjhagamaṁ, yāvatā pathavīdhātuyā ādīnavo paññāya me so sudiṭṭho.
I went in search of the earth element’s drawback, and I found it. I’ve seen clearly with wisdom the full extent of the drawback in the earth element.
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Pathavīdhātuyāhaṁ, bhikkhave, nissaraṇapariyesanaṁ acariṁ, yaṁ pathavīdhātuyā nissaraṇaṁ tadajjhagamaṁ, yāvatā pathavīdhātuyā nissaraṇaṁ paññāya me taṁ sudiṭṭhaṁ.
I went in search of escape from the earth element, and I found it. I’ve seen clearly with wisdom the full extent of escape from the earth element.
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Āpodhātuyāhaṁ, bhikkhave …pe…
I went in search of the water element’s gratification …
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tejodhātuyāhaṁ, bhikkhave …
I went in search of the fire element’s gratification …
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vāyodhātuyāhaṁ, bhikkhave, assādapariyesanaṁ acariṁ, yo vāyodhātuyā assādo tadajjhagamaṁ, yāvatā vāyodhātuyā assādo paññāya me so sudiṭṭho.
I went in search of the air element’s gratification …
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Vāyodhātuyāhaṁ, bhikkhave, ādīnavapariyesanaṁ acariṁ, yo vāyodhātuyā ādīnavo tadajjhagamaṁ, yāvatā vāyodhātuyā ādīnavo paññāya me so sudiṭṭho.
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Vāyodhātuyāhaṁ, bhikkhave, nissaraṇapariyesanaṁ acariṁ, yaṁ vāyodhātuyā nissaraṇaṁ tadajjhagamaṁ, yāvatā vāyodhātuyā nissaraṇaṁ paññāya me taṁ sudiṭṭhaṁ.
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Yāvakīvañcāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imāsaṁ catunnaṁ dhātūnaṁ assādañca assādato ādīnavañca ādīnavato nissaraṇañca nissaraṇato yathābhūtaṁ na abbhaññāsiṁ, neva tāvāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya anuttaraṁ sammāsambodhiṁ abhisambuddhoti paccaññāsiṁ.
As long as I didn’t truly understand these four elements’ gratification, drawback, and escape for what they are, I didn’t announce my supreme perfect awakening in this world with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans.
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Yato ca khvāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imāsaṁ catunnaṁ dhātūnaṁ assādañca assādato ādīnavañca ādīnavato nissaraṇañca nissaraṇato yathābhūtaṁ abbhaññāsiṁ, athāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya anuttaraṁ sammāsambodhiṁ abhisambuddhoti paccaññāsiṁ.
But when I did truly understand the four elements’ gratification, drawback, and escape for what they are, I announced my supreme perfect awakening in this world with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans.
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Ñāṇañca pana me dassanaṁ udapādi:
Knowledge and vision arose in me:
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‘akuppā me vimutti, ayamantimā jāti, natthi dāni punabbhavo’”ti.
‘My freedom is unshakable; this is my last rebirth; now there’ll be no more future lives.’”
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Tatiyaṁ.
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