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  • 3. The Ten Powers 3. Dasabalavagga

The Ten Powers Dasabalasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

ā€œMendicants, a Realized One has ten powers and four kinds of self-assurance. With these he claims the bull’s place, roars his lion’s roar in the assemblies, and turns the divine wheel. ā€œDasabalasamannāgato, bhikkhave, tathāgato catÅ«hi ca vesārajjehi samannāgato āsabhaṁ į¹­hānaṁ paį¹­ijānāti, parisāsu sÄ«hanādaṁ nadati, brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti—

Such is form, such is the origin of form, such is the ending of form. iti rÅ«paṁ iti rÅ«passa samudayo iti rÅ«passa atthaį¹…gamo, Such is feeling, such is the origin of feeling, such is the disappearance of feeling. iti vedanā iti vedanāya samudayo iti vedanāya atthaį¹…gamo, Such is perception, such is the origin of perception, such is the disappearance of perception. iti saƱƱā iti saƱƱāya samudayo iti saƱƱāya atthaį¹…gamo, Such are choices, such is the origin of choices, such is the disappearance of choices. iti saį¹…khārā iti saį¹…khārānaṁ samudayo iti saį¹…khārānaṁ atthaį¹…gamo, Such is consciousness, such is the origin of consciousness, such is the disappearance of consciousness. iti viññāṇaṁ iti viññāṇassa samudayo iti viññāṇassa atthaį¹…gamo.

When this exists, this comes to be; due to the arising of this, this arises. Iti imasmiṁ sati idaṁ hoti, imassuppādā idaṁ uppajjati. When this doesn’t exist, this doesn’t come to be; due to the cessation of this, this ceases. That is: Imasmiṁ asati idaṁ na hoti, imassa nirodhā idaṁ nirujjhati.

Ignorance is a requirement for choices. Yadidaṁ avijjāpaccayā saį¹…khārā;

Choices are a requirement for consciousness. … saį¹…khārapaccayā viññāṇaṁ …pe… That is how this entire mass of suffering originates. evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti. When ignorance fades away and ceases with nothing left over, choices cease. Avijjāya tveva asesavirāganirodhā saį¹…khāranirodho; When choices cease, consciousness ceases. … saį¹…khāranirodhā viññāṇanirodho …pe… That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.ā€ evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hotÄ«ā€ti.

Paṭhamaṁ.