The Buddha declares the three types of eyesight - 1) the physical eye, 2) the divine eye, and 3) the eye of wisdom. The eye of wisdom is unsurpassed.

Cakkhu sutta - Eyesight

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

“Bhikkhus, there are these three types of |eyesight::faculty of seeing, vision [cakkhu]|. What 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 types of eyesight.”

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

“The physical eye, the divine eye,
the unsurpassed eye of wisdom;
These three types of eyesight,
were declared by the best of men.

The arising of the physical eye,
the way of practice to the divine eye;
When insight arises [in the mind],
the eye of wisdom is unsurpassed;
Whoever gains that eye,
is freed from all |suffering::mild suffering, intense suffering, discomfort, pain, disease, unpleasantness, stress, discontentment, dissatisfaction [dukkhassa]|.”

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

Last updated on March 27, 2025

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