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# AN 4:77 · Inconceivable (Acintita Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-4-77/
- Published: 2026-06-01T02:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:37:42.000Z
- Description: Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:77. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Discourse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:33

“There are these four inconceivables that are not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about them. Which four?

“The Buddha-range of the Buddhas \[i.e., the range of powers a Buddha develops as a result of becoming a Buddha\] is an inconceivable that is not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about it.

“The jhāna-range of a person in jhāna \[i.e, the range of powers that one may obtain while absorbed in jhāna\].…

“The \[precise working out of the\] results of kamma.…

“Conjecture about \[the origin, etc., of\] the world is an inconceivable that is not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about it.

“These are the four inconceivables that are not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about them.”

See also: [MN 63](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/mn-63/); [MN 136](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/mn-136/)

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