Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

142 Vimuttimaggaledge^of the passing away and the arising of beings, and the ignorance of thepresent with the knowledge of the extinction of the cankers. 1 Having removedthe ignorance of the past, the Blessed One sees, when he recollects, all paststates in the course of all activities. Having removed the ignorance of thefuture, the Blessed One sees, when he recollects, all future states in the courseof his activities. Having removed all present ignorance, the Blessed One sees,when he recollects, all present states in the course of his activities."Conduct" means: "The being endowed with virtue and concentration"."Virtue" means: "Endowed with all good states".in knowledge and conduct".He is called "perfect"Perfect" means: "Endowed with supernormal powers". Hence he iscalled "perfect'in knowledge and conduct". (Again) "endowed" means:"possessed of all concentration".Thus the Blessed One has great compassion and appreciative joy becauseof omniscience, the three kinds of knowledge and conduct. He acquiredknowledge with facility, because he had benefitted the world [427]. He openedthe path of science, because he knew all spheres. He is perfect in knowledgebecause none can surpass him, because he has destroyed all defilements andbecause of pure right action. He is perfect in conduct, because he has becomethe eye of the world and because he has blessed those who were unblessed.He is perfectly enlightened through knowledge, because he has become themainstay of the world and because he has rescued the fear-stricken. . He savesthrough conduct, because he has acquired the supernormal power of thehighest truth. He, without a teacher, has acquired that excellent equiposeof behaviour towards all things, because he has promoted the weal of theworld. Thus, through being perfect in knowledge and conduct, he is calledthe Blessed One. Thus is "perfect in knowledge and conduct" to be understood.21. M. I, 22-4: So evarh samdhite citte parisuddhe pariyoddte anangane vigatupakkilese mudubhutekammaniye fhite dnejjappatte pubbenivasdnussatihdndya cittam abhininndmesim.So anekavihitam pubbenivdsam anussardmi, seyyathidarh: ekampi jdtirh dve pi jdtiyoSo evarh samdhite citte.... dnejjappatte sattdnarh cutupapdtahdndya cittam abhininndmesirh.So dibbena cakkhund visuddhena atikkantamdnusakena satte passdmi cavamdne upapajjamdne... .So evarh samdhite citte.... dnejjappatte dsavdnam khayandndya cittam abhininndmesim.So idam dukkhanti yathdbhutam abbhanhdsim....2. Cp. (a) D. I, 100: 'Katamam pana tarn bho Gotama caranam, katamd sd vijjd tiV ^IdhaAmbattha Tathdgato loke uppajjati araharh sammdsambuddho... .pe.... evarh kho Ambatthabhikkhu silasampanno hoti?*... .pathamajjhanam upasampajja viharati. Idam pi 'ssa hoti caranasmim > ... .pecatutthajjdnarh upasampajja viharati. Idam pi 'ssa hoti caranasmim. Idam kho tarnAmbattha caranam."... .pe... .ndna-dqssandya cittam abhiniharati abhininndmeti... .pe... .Idam pi 'ssahoti vijjdya... .pe.. . .ndparam itthattdydti pajdndti. Idam pi 'ssa hoti vijjdya. Ayarhkho sd Ambattha vijjd.'Ayam vuccati Ambattha bhikkhu vijjd-sampanno iti pi carana-sampanno iti pi vijjdcarana-sampannoiti pi. Imdya ca Ambattha vijjd-carana-sampaddya ahnd vijjd-sampaddcarana-sampadd uttaritard vd panitatard vd tfatthi.(b) Sn.-a. II, 441: Sammd sdmah ca saccdnam buddhattd sammdsambuddho.