Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

[399] THE PATH OF FREEDOM 1FASCICLE THE FIRSTWRITTENBYTHE ARAHANT UPAT1SSAWHO WAS CALLEDGREAT LIGHT IN RYOTRANSLATED IN RYOBYTIPITAKA SANGHAPALA OF FUNANINTRODUCTORYDISCOURSESALUTATIONCHAPTER THE FIRSTHomage to the Blessed One, the Consummate One, the SupremelyEnlightened One. 2INTRODUCTORY STANZAVirtue, concentration, : ..., : .......Wisdom and the peerless freedom:To these verities awokeIllustrious Gotama. 3He who wishes to be released from all trouble, wishes to be unloosedfrom all attachment, wishes to gain the pre-eminent mind, wishes to be rido f birth, old age and death, wishes to enjoy bliss and freedom, wishes to achievethe yet unachieved extinction, Nibbana, and lead those on the other shore toperfection, should be versed in the Sutta, Abhidhamma and Vinaya. This isthe Path of Freedom.Now will 1 expound. Hearken.Question: What is 'virtue' ?Answer: "Virtue' means restraint. 1 'Concentration' means non-distractedness.'Wisdom' means comprehension. "Freedom' means freedom from bondage.4 Peerless' means canker-free. 'Awoke' means realized and understoodthrough wisdom. 'These verities' means the four noble verities. 5 'Gotarna'1. Vimuttimagga 2. Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammasamhuddhassa.3. A. II, 2; t). II, 123: Silam samadhi pahna ca vimutti ca anuttaraAniibuddhci ime dhammd Gotamena yasassiml.4. Sariivara. 5, Cattaro arivadhammd.