Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

Subjects of Meditation 227internal-object, external-object and internal-external-object. 1 From divinesight four kinds of knowledge are produced. The knowledge of the future, 2the knowledge of the kamma sprung from each self, the knowledge of thepassing away of beings according to their deeds and the knowledge of kammaresult.Here, through the knowledge of the future, he knows the arising ofthe form of the future. 3 Through the knowledge of the kamma sprung fromeach self, he knows the kamma which others make. By that kamma he knowsthat such and such a man will go to such and such a world. 4 Through theknowledge of the passing away of beings according to their deeds, he seesthe world in which beings will appear, and he knows that such and such aman will be born in such and such a world through such and such a kamma. 5Through the knowledge of the kamma-result, he knows the time of arrivalhere; he knows the state he will reach here; he knows the defilement whichcauses the arrival here; he knows the means of arrival here; he knows thatsuch and such a kamma will mature; he knows that such and such a kammawill not mature; he knows that such and such a kamma will result in much;and he knows that such and such a kamma will result in little. 6Here the hearer who acquires freedom sees a thousand world-systems.The Silent Buddha sees more than that, and there is no limit to the visionof the Tathagata.Divine sight has ended.%1. Cp. Vis. Mag: 434: Dibbacakkhundnam paritta-paccuppanna-ajjhatta~bahiddharammanavasenacatiisu arammanesu pavattati. The fifth, ajjhattabahiddha-drammana, is not inVis. Mag.2. Andgatamsandna, Kammasakatahdna (Svamayakammandna), Yathakammupagandna,Kammavipdkandna, Vis. Mag. mentions only the first and the third.3. D. Ill, 75-6: Asiti-vassa-sahassayukesu bhikkhave manussesu Metteyyo nama Bhagavdloke uppajjissati araham Sammd-Sambuddho vijjd-carna-sampanno ... So aneka-sahassarhbhikkhu-samgham pariharissati, seyyatha pi 'ham etarahi aneka-satam bhikkhu-samghamparihardmi.Athti kho bhikkhave Sarhkho nama rdjd yen'assa yilpo rahnd Mahd-Panddena kardpito,tarn yupam ussapetva ajjhdvasitva daditva vissajjetva samana-brdhmana-kapaniddhikavanibbaka-ydcakdnamddnam datvd Metteyyassa Bhagavato arahato Sammd-Sambuddhassasantike kesa-massum ohdretva kdsdydni vatthani acchddetva agdrasmd anagdriyampabbajissati. So evarh pabbajito samdno eko vupakattho appamatto dtdpi pahitattoviharanto na cirass' eva yass' atthaya kula-putta sammad eva agdrasmd anagdriyampabbajanti, tad anuttaram brahmacariyam pariyosdnam ditthe va dhamme sayam abhihhdsacchikatvd upasampajja viharissati.4. D. I, 83: So dibbena cakkhund visuddhena atikkanta-mdnusakena satte passati cavamdneupapajjamdne, hine panite suvanne dubbanne sugate duggate yatha-kammupage sattepajdndti.5. D. Ill, 111-12: Idha bhante ekacco Samano va Brdhmano vd dtappam anvdya padhanamanvdya... pe . .. tatha-rupam ceto-samddhim phusati yatha samdhite citte dibbena cakkhundvisuddhena atikkanta-mdnusakena satte passati cavamdne upapajjamdne hine panite suvannedubbanne sugate duggate yatha-kammupage satte pajdndti:Ime vata bhonto satta kdyaduccaritenasamanndgata vaci-duccaritena samanndgata mano-duccaritena samanndgataariyanam upavddakd micchd-ditthikd micchd-ditthi-kamma-samdddnd, te kdyassa bheddparam maraud apdyam duggatim vinipdtam nirayam uppannd. Ime vd pana bhonto sattakdya-sucaritena samanndgata vaci... pe ... mano-sucaritena samanndgata ariyanamanupavddakd samnw-ditthikd sammd-ditthi-kammd-samdddnd, te kdyassa bhedd parammar and sugatim saggam lokam uppannd ti".6. Dh-a, III, 65-6: Te 'attK eso updyo' ti sabbe ekacchandd hutvd yam kind katvd tarnmdressamd ti attano upatthake samddapetva kahdpanasahassam labhitva purisaghdtakammamkatvd carante core pakkosdpetva, 'Mahdmoggalldnatthero nama Kdlasildyam vasati,