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# AN 3:95 · Autumn (Sarada Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-3-95/
- Published: 2026-06-01T01:16:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:48:22.000Z
- Description: Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:95. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Discourse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:33

“Monks, just as in autumn, when the sky is clear & cloudless, the sun, on ascending the sky, overpowers the space immersed in darkness, shines, blazes, & dazzles; in the same way, when the dustless, stainless Dhamma eye arises in a noble disciple, together with its arising three fetters are abandoned by the noble disciple: self-identification view, doubt, and grasping at habits & practices. Afterwards, when he leaves two qualities—greed & ill will—then, quite secluded from sensuality, secluded from unskillful qualities, he enters & remains in the first jhāna: rapture & pleasure born of seclusion, accompanied by directed thought & evaluation. If the noble disciple passes away at that time, there is no fetter bound by which he would return to this world.”

See also: [AN 3:87–88](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-3-87/)

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