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Iti 59 Māradheyyasutta: Māra’s Domain

This was said by the Lord, said by the Arahant, so I heard:

“Bhikkhus, being in possession of three things, a bhikkhu has passed beyond the domain of Māra and shines like the sun. What are the three? Herein a bhikkhu is in possession of the non-learner’s aggregate of virtue, the non-learner’s aggregate of concentration, and the non-learner’s aggregate of wisdom. These are the three things in possession of which a bhikkhu has passed beyond the domain of Māra and shines like the sun.”

This is the meaning of what the Lord said. So in regard to this it was said:

Virtue, concentration, and wisdom—
One in whom these are fully developed,
On passing beyond Māra’s domain,
Shines forth like the sun.

This too is the meaning of what was said by the Lord, so I heard.


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