Tipiṭaka

Khuddakapāṭha 4

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Basic Passages 4

The Boy’s Questions

1 What is the one? All sentient beings are sustained by food.

2 What is the two? Name and form.

3 What is the three? Three feelings.

4 What is the four? Four noble truths.

5 What is the five? Five grasping aggregates.

6 What is the six? Six interior sense fields.

7 What is the seven? Seven awakening factors.

8 What is the eight? The noble eightfold path.

9 What is the nine? Nine abodes of sentient beings.

10 What is the ten? One endowed with ten factors is called “perfected”.

Sujato translation (Sujato), 2018. CC0 1.0 Universal. Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato, published by SuttaCentral and dedicated to the public domain through CC0. Version: bilara-data, published branch at 4b0b8739c (2026-11-05). Source

Pali Canon of Theravāda Buddhism, Mahāsaṅgīti edition.

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