The way leading to the ceasing of dukkha, namely the eightfold
Path, is the fourth noble truth. Also with regard to the fourth noble
truth there are three phases or rounds. The first round is
understanding what the development of this Path is, sacca ~naa.na.
This is not theoretical understanding, but it pertains to the
development of understanding of the dhamma appearing at this moment.
Naama and ruupa, paramattha dhammas, are the objects of which
understanding should be developed. These are different from concepts,
and image of a �whole� of a person, of the body, of a thing.
The second round is understanding of the task that has to be
performed, the development of the eightfold Path, kicca ~naa.na.
Kicca ~naa.na begins to develop when mindfulness and direct
understanding arises of the dhammas that appear, such as seeing,
colour, hearing, sound, attachment or generosity. They appear because
of their own conditions and cannot be directed by a self.
The third round is understanding of the task which has been
performed, namely, the accomplishment of the development of the
eightfold Path, kata ~naa.na.
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'Ida.m dukkhanirodhagaaminii pa.tipadaa ariyasaccan'ti me, bhikkhave,
pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhu.m udapaadi, ~naa.na.m udapaadi,
pa~n~naa udapaadi, vijjaa udapaadi, aaloko udapaadi.
'Ta.m kho pan'ida.m dukkhanirodhagaaminii pa.tipadaa ariyasacca.m
bhaavetabban'ti me, bhikkhave, pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhu.m
udapaadi, ~naa.na.m udapaadi, pa~n~naa udapaadi, vijjaa udapaadi,
aaloko udapaadi.
'Ta.m kho pan'ida.m dukkhanirodhagaaminii pa.tipadaa ariyasacca.m
bhaavitan'ti me, bhikkhave, pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhu.m
udapaadi, ~naa.na.m udapaadi, pa~n~naa udapaadi, vijjaa udapaadi,
aaloko udapaadi.
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'Ida.m /dukkhanirodha/ gaaminii / /pa.tipadaa/ ariyasaccan'ti
'This /cessation of suffering/ leading to/ the way/ noble truth/
This is the noble truth of the way leading to the cessation of
suffering'
me/ bhikkhave/ pubbe/ ananussutesu/ dhammesu
by me/monks/before/ not heard/ as to teachings/
thus, monks, in regard to teachings not heard by me before, insight,
knowledge, wisdom, revelation, and illumination arose.
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'This is the noble truth of the way leading to the cessation of
suffering':
thus, monks, in regard to teachings not heard by me before, insight,
knowledge, wisdom, revelation, and illumination arose.
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'Ta.m kho pan'ida.m/ dukkhanirodha/gaaminii pa.tipadaa ariyasacca.m
Now this/ the cessation of suffering/leading to/ the way/ noble truth/
bhaavetabban'ti
ought to be developed':
'Now this noble truth of the way leading to the cessation of
suffering ought to be developed':
me/ bhikkhave/ pubbe/ ananussutesu/ dhammesu
by me/monks/before/ not heard/ as to teachings/
thus, monks, in regard to teachings not heard by me before, insight,
knowledge, wisdom, revelation, and illumination arose.
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'Now this noble truth of the way leading to the cessation of
suffering ought to be developed': thus, monks, in regard to teachings
not heard by me before, insight, knowledge, wisdom, revelation, and
illumination arose.
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'Ta.m kho pan'ida.m/ dukkhanirodha/gaaminii/ pa.tipadaa/
'This / cessation of suffering/ leading to/ the way/
ariyasacca.m/ bhaavitan'ti /
noble truth/ has been developed/
'Now this noble truth of the way leading to the cessation of
suffering has been developed':
me/ bhikkhave/ pubbe/ ananussutesu/ dhammesu
by me/monks/before/ not heard/ as to teachings/
thus, monks, in regard to teachings not heard by me before, insight,
knowledge, wisdom, revelation, and illumination arose.
'Now this noble truth of the way leading to the cessation of
suffering has been developed': thus, monks, in regard to teachings
not heard by me before, insight, knowledge, wisdom, revelation, and
illumination arose.
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'This is the noble truth of the way leading to the cessation of
suffering': thus, monks, in regard to teachings not heard by me
before, insight, knowledge, wisdom, revelation, and illumination arose.
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'Now this noble truth of the way leading to the cessation of
suffering ought to be developed': thus, monks, in regard to teachings
not heard by me before, insight, knowledge, wisdom, revelation, and
illumination arose.
'Now this noble truth of the way leading to the cessation of
suffering has been developed': thus, monks, in regard to teachings
not heard by me before, insight, knowledge, wisdom, revelation, and
illumination arose.
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N: There are different levels of pa~n~na: intellectual understanding
based on listening to the Dhamma, and pa~n~na accompanied by sati
that is directly aware of the characteristics of realities appearing
at the present moment through one of the six doorways.
There cannot be immediately clear understanding of realities, but we
can begin to develop understanding of the realities we used to take
for people, beings and things.
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Nina.
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