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Iti 51
Elements · Dhātusutta
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This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
“Mendicants, there are these three elements. What three? The realm of luminous form, the formless realm, and cessation. These are the three elements.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
“Comprehending the realm of luminous form, not stuck in the formless, those who are released in cessation, they are conquerors of death.
“Rūpadhātuṁ pariññāya, āruppesu asaṇṭhitā; Nirodhe ye vimuccanti, te janā maccuhāyino.
Having directly experienced the element free of death, free of attachments; having realized relinquishment of attachments, the undefiled fully awakened Buddha teaches the sorrowless, stainless state.”
