Nīvaraṇasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 346

[346] "Bhikkhus, it is for the direct knowledge (abhiññā) of these five hindrances (nīvaraṇa), for their full understanding (pariññā), for their utter destruction (parikkhaya), for their abandoning (pahāna) … that this Noble Eightfold Path is to be developed."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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