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  • Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.61  Numbered Discourses 5.61
  • 7. Saññāvagga  7. Perceptions

Paṭhamasaññāsutta  Perceptions (1st)

“Pañcimā, bhikkhave, saññā bhāvitā bahulīkatā mahapphalā honti mahānisaṁsā amatogadhā amatapariyosānā.  “Mendicants, these five perceptions, when developed and cultivated, are very fruitful and beneficial. They culminate in freedom from death and end in freedom from death.
Katamā pañca?  What five?
Asubhasaññā, maraṇasaññā, ādīnavasaññā, āhāre paṭikūlasaññā, sabbaloke anabhiratasaññā— 
anabhiratasaññā → anabhiratisaññā (mr)
The perceptions of ugliness, death, drawbacks, repulsiveness of food, and dissatisfaction with the whole world.
imā kho, bhikkhave, pañca saññā bhāvitā bahulīkatā mahapphalā honti mahānisaṁsā amatogadhā amatapariyosānā”ti.  These five perceptions, when developed and cultivated, are very fruitful and beneficial. They culminate in freedom from death and end in freedom from death.”

Paṭhamaṁ. 

Pali: MS. Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato

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