Saṅkhittasutta
In Brief
“Catasso imā, bhikkhave, paṭipadā.
“Mendicants, there are four ways of practice.
Katamā catasso?
What four?
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Dukkhā paṭipadā dandhābhiññā,
Painful practice with slow insight,
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dukkhā paṭipadā khippābhiññā,
painful practice with swift insight,
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sukhā paṭipadā dandhābhiññā,
pleasant practice with slow insight, and
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sukhā paṭipadā khippābhiññā—
pleasant practice with swift insight.
imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso paṭipadā”ti.
These are the four ways of practice.”