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Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

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THE PATH OF FREEDOMFASCICLE THE TWELFTHWRITTENBYTHE ARAHANT UPATISSAWHO WAS CALLEDGREAT LIGHT IN RYOTRANSLATED IN RYOBYTIPITAKA SANGHAPALA OF FUNANON DISCERNINGTRUTHCHAPTER THE TWELFTHSection TwoFEAR KNOWLEDGEThus to that yogin who discerns breaking up, owing to breaking-updiscernment,knowledge <strong>of</strong> fear arises.SIMILES OF THE MAN WITH THE SWORD,POISONOUS SNAKE, AND HEAP OF FIREThe cause <strong>of</strong> the aggregates, the arising <strong>of</strong> the aggregates, the three planes<strong>of</strong> becoming, 1 the five kinds <strong>of</strong> faring-on, J the seven stations <strong>of</strong> consciousness, 3and the nine abodes <strong>of</strong> sentience, 4 appear to him as fearful as a wicked manwho takes up a sword, 5 a poisonous snake, 6 or a heap <strong>of</strong> fire. 7 Thus owing tohis discernment <strong>of</strong> breaking-up, fear arises: fear <strong>of</strong> the cause <strong>of</strong> aggregation;fear <strong>of</strong> the arising <strong>of</strong> aggregation. Thus considering the three planes <strong>of</strong> becom-1. D. Ill, 216: Tayo bhavd. Kdma-bhavo, rupa-bhavo, arupa-bhavo.2. Ibid. 234: Pahca gatiyo: Nirayo, tiracchdna-yoni, pettivisayo^ manussa, devd.3. Ibid. 253—See n. 1 p. 280.4. Ibid. 263—Seen. 7 p. 280.5. S. Ill, 115: Vadhakam rupam Vadhakam rupan ti yathabhutam pajdndti. Vadhakarhvedanam. Vadhakam sannqm. Vadhake sankhdre. Vadhakam vihndnam Vadhakam' vinndnanti yathabhutam pajandtL6. S. IV, 174: Cattaro dsivisd uggatejd ghoravisd ti kho bhikkhave catunnetam mahdbhutanamadhivacanam, pathavidhatuyd dpodhatuyd tejodhatuyd vdyodhatuyd.7. S. II, 84-5: Seyyathapi bhikkhave dasannam va katthavdhanam visdya vd katthavdhanamtimsdya vd katthavdhanam cattarisdya vd katthavdhanam mahd aggikkhandho jdleyya.Tatrapuriso kdlena kdlam sukkhdni ceva tindni pakkhipeyya, sukkhdni ca gomayani pakkhipeyya,sukkhdni ca katthani pakkhipeyya. Evanhi so bhikkhave mahd aggikkhandhotaddharo tadupaddno dram dighamaddhanam jdleyya.299

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