ITI 61  Cakkhu sutta - Eyesight

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Awakened One, as I have heard:

“Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, cakkhūni. Katamāni tīṇi? Maṁsacakkhu, dibbacakkhu, paññācakkhu— imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi cakkhūnī”ti.

“There are these three |eyes::faculty of seeing, vision [cakkhu]||, bhikkhus.::::.| What are the three? The |physical eye::fleshly eye [maṃsacakkhu]|, the |divine eye::the faculty of clairvoyance, the ability to see beyond the ordinary human range [dibbacakkhu]|, and the |eye of wisdom::insight [paññācakkhu]|. These|, bhikkhus,::::| are the three eyes.”

Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

The Blessed One spoke on this matter. In this regard, it is said:

“Maṁsacakkhu dibbacakkhu,
paññācakkhu anuttaraṁ;
Etāni tīṇi cakkhūni,
akkhāsi purisuttamo.

“The physical eye, the divine eye,
and the eye of wisdom—|unsurpassed::highest, incomparable [anuttara]|;
these three eyes
are declared by the best of men.

Maṁsacakkhussa uppādo,
maggo dibbassa cakkhuno;
Yato ñāṇaṁ udapādi,
paññācakkhu anuttaraṁ;
Yassa cakkhussa paṭilābhā,
sabbadukkhā pamuccatī”ti.

The arising of the physical eye [comes first],
[then] the path to the divine eye;
when insight arises,
the unsurpassed eye of wisdom is realized;
whoever gains that eye,
is freed from all |suffering::mild suffering, intense suffering, discomfort, pain, disease, unpleasantness, stress, discontentment, dissatisfaction [dukkhassa]|.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

This matter too was spoken by the Blessed One, as I have heard.