{"id":"an2.64-76","title":"The Chapter on Happiness","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"an2.64-76","title":"The Chapter on Happiness","units":[{"id":"an2.64:0","sourceIds":["an2.64:0.1","an2.64:0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aṅguttara Nikāya 2\n7. Sukhavagga","en":"Numbered Discourses 2.64–76\nThe Chapter on Happiness"}},{"id":"an2.64:1","sourceIds":["an2.64:1.0","an2.64:1.1","an2.64:1.2","an2.64:1.3","an2.64:1.4","an2.64:1.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"64\n“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.\nKatamāni dve?\nGihisukhañca pabbajitasukhañca.\nImāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.\nEtadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ pabbajitasukhan”ti.","en":"64\n“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.\nWhat two?\nThe happiness of laypeople, and the happiness of renunciates.\nThese are the two kinds of happiness.\nThe better of these two kinds of happiness is the happiness of renunciates.”"}},{"id":"an2.65:1","sourceIds":["an2.65:1.0","an2.65:1.1","an2.65:1.2","an2.65:1.3","an2.65:1.4","an2.65:1.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"65\n“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.\nKatamāni dve?\nKāmasukhañca nekkhammasukhañca.\nImāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.\nEtadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ nekkhammasukhan”ti.","en":"65\n“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.\nWhat two?\nSensual happiness and the happiness of renunciation.\nThese are the two kinds of happiness.\nThe better of these two kinds of happiness is the happiness of renunciation.”"}},{"id":"an2.66:1","sourceIds":["an2.66:1.0","an2.66:1.1","an2.66:1.2","an2.66:1.3","an2.66:1.4","an2.66:1.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"66\n“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.\nKatamāni dve?\nUpadhisukhañca nirupadhisukhañca.\nImāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.\nEtadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ nirupadhisukhan”ti.","en":"66\n“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.\nWhat two?\nThe happiness of attachments, and the happiness of no attachments.\nThese are the two kinds of happiness.\nThe better of these two kinds of happiness is the happiness of no attachments.”"}},{"id":"an2.67:1","sourceIds":["an2.67:1.0","an2.67:1.1","an2.67:1.2","an2.67:1.3","an2.67:1.4","an2.67:1.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"67\n“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.\nKatamāni dve?\nSāsavasukhañca anāsavasukhañca.\nImāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.\nEtadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ anāsavasukhan”ti.","en":"67\n“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.\nWhat two?\nDefiled happiness and undefiled happiness.\nThese are the two kinds of happiness.\nThe better of these two kinds of happiness is the happiness of no defilements.”"}},{"id":"an2.68:1","sourceIds":["an2.68:1.0","an2.68:1.1","an2.68:1.2","an2.68:1.3","an2.68:1.4","an2.68:1.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"68\n“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.\nKatamāni dve?\nSāmisañca sukhaṁ nirāmisañca sukhaṁ.\nImāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.\nEtadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ nirāmisaṁ sukhan”ti.","en":"68\n“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.\nWhat two?\nHappiness of the flesh and happiness not of the flesh.\nThese are the two kinds of happiness.\nThe better of these two kinds of happiness is happiness not of the flesh.”"}},{"id":"an2.69:1","sourceIds":["an2.69:1.0","an2.69:1.1","an2.69:1.2","an2.69:1.3","an2.69:1.4","an2.69:1.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"69\n“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.\nKatamāni dve?\nAriyasukhañca anariyasukhañca.\nImāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.\nEtadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ ariyasukhan”ti.","en":"69\n“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.\nWhat two?\nNoble happiness and ignoble happiness.\nThese are the two kinds of happiness.\nThe better of these two kinds of happiness is noble happiness.”"}},{"id":"an2.70:1","sourceIds":["an2.70:1.0","an2.70:1.1","an2.70:1.2","an2.70:1.3","an2.70:1.4","an2.70:1.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"70\n“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.\nKatamāni dve?\nKāyikañca sukhaṁ cetasikañca sukhaṁ.\nImāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.\nEtadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ cetasikaṁ sukhan”ti.","en":"70\n“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.\nWhat two?\nPhysical happiness and mental happiness.\nThese are the two kinds of happiness.\nThe better of these two kinds of happiness is mental happiness.”"}},{"id":"an2.71:1","sourceIds":["an2.71:1.0","an2.71:1.1","an2.71:1.2","an2.71:1.3","an2.71:1.4","an2.71:1.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"71\n“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.\nKatamāni dve?\nSappītikañca sukhaṁ nippītikañca sukhaṁ.\nImāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.\nEtadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ nippītikaṁ sukhan”ti.","en":"71\n“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.\nWhat two?\nHappiness with rapture and happiness free of rapture.\nThese are the two kinds of happiness.\nThe better of these two kinds of happiness is happiness free of rapture.”"}},{"id":"an2.72:1","sourceIds":["an2.72:1.0","an2.72:1.1","an2.72:1.2","an2.72:1.3","an2.72:1.4","an2.72:1.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"72\n“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.\nKatamāni dve?\nSātasukhañca upekkhāsukhañca.\nImāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.\nEtadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ upekkhāsukhan”ti.","en":"72\n“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.\nWhat two?\nHappiness with pleasure and happiness with equanimity.\nThese are the two kinds of happiness.\nThe better of these two kinds of happiness is happiness with equanimity.”"}},{"id":"an2.73:1","sourceIds":["an2.73:1.0","an2.73:1.1","an2.73:1.2","an2.73:1.3","an2.73:1.4","an2.73:1.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"73\n“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.\nKatamāni dve?\nSamādhisukhañca asamādhisukhañca.\nImāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.\nEtadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ samādhisukhan”ti.","en":"73\n“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.\nWhat two?\nThe happiness of immersion and the happiness without immersion.\nThese are the two kinds of happiness.\nThe better of these two kinds of happiness is the happiness of immersion.”"}},{"id":"an2.74:1","sourceIds":["an2.74:1.0","an2.74:1.1","an2.74:1.2","an2.74:1.3","an2.74:1.4","an2.74:1.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"74\n“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.\nKatamāni dve?\nSappītikārammaṇañca sukhaṁ nippītikārammaṇañca sukhaṁ.\nImāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.\nEtadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ nippītikārammaṇaṁ sukhan”ti.","en":"74\n“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.\nWhat two?\nHappiness that relies on rapture and happiness that relies on freedom from rapture.\nThese are the two kinds of happiness.\nThe better of these two kinds of happiness is happiness that relies on freedom from rapture.”"}},{"id":"an2.75:1","sourceIds":["an2.75:1.0","an2.75:1.1","an2.75:1.2","an2.75:1.3","an2.75:1.4","an2.75:1.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"75\n“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.\nKatamāni dve?\nSātārammaṇañca sukhaṁ upekkhārammaṇañca sukhaṁ.\nImāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.\nEtadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ upekkhārammaṇaṁ sukhan”ti.","en":"75\n“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.\nWhat two?\nHappiness that relies on pleasure and happiness that relies on equanimity.\nThese are the two kinds of happiness.\nThe better of these two kinds of happiness is happiness that relies on equanimity.”"}},{"id":"an2.76:1","sourceIds":["an2.76:1.0","an2.76:1.1","an2.76:1.2","an2.76:1.3","an2.76:1.4","an2.76:1.5","an2.76:1.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"76\n“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, sukhāni.\nKatamāni dve?\nRūpārammaṇañca sukhaṁ arūpārammaṇañca sukhaṁ.\nImāni kho, bhikkhave, dve sukhāni.\nEtadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sukhānaṁ yadidaṁ arūpārammaṇaṁ sukhan”ti.\nSukhavaggo dutiyo.","en":"76\n“There are, mendicants, these two kinds of happiness.\nWhat two?\nHappiness that relies on form and happiness that relies on the formless.\nThese are the two kinds of happiness.\nThe better of these two kinds of happiness is happiness that relies on the formless.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/an2.64-76/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}