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good voice who could captivate the audience.
Similarly,
paÔibhÈna samhhidÈ-ÒÈÓa
discriminately knows the functions of the three other
Analytical Knowledges, but it cannot discharge these functions itself This has been
explained in the Commentary on the Vibha~ga.
The Six Kinds of Knowledge which are solely within The Province of The Buddha
(ASŒDHŒRAªA ©ŒªA)
There are six kinds of knowledge which are possessed only by the Buddha and are not
found in Paccekabuddhas or disciples, namely:
(i) Indriyaparopariyatta-ÒÈÓa: Knowledge that discusses the readiness or otherwise of an
individual to understand the Truth. By this special knowledge, the Buddha decides such and
such a being has his faculties ripe enough to gain enlightenment and is due for liberation.
(Here, Indriya (Faculties) means, faith, effort, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom, five
factors in all.)
(ii) ŒsayÈnusayan-ÒÈÓa: Knowledge that discuss the natural bent and latent proclivities of
individuals. (Ref: original text at pp 597 on the Lokavidu attribute of the Buddha.) The
term ÈsayÈnusaya, a compound may be rendered as ‚the seed-germ of an individual’s
mental makeup.‛ By this special knowledge, the Buddha knows discriminately that such
and such a being has such natural bent of mind, such latent potential for defilements that
are dominant in his mental makeup.
It was due to the possession of the above two special knowledges that the Buddha could
deliver the right message to the right-hearer. Even the Venerable SÈriputta, being not
endowed with these special knowledges, could not know the state of readiness of his
hearers to receive the message, i.e. about the ripeness or otherwise of the mental makeup
of his hearers, with the result that his discourses, in a few occasions, fell flat on the
hearers.
(iii)
YamakapÈtihÈriya-ÒÈÓa
: Knowledge that can bring out the Twin Miracle. On four
occasions the Buddha employed this special knowledge, namely:
(a) At the Tree of Enlightenment, to clear away the doubt and conceit in the minds of
devas and BrahmÈs; (b) On His first visit to Kapilavatthu, to behumble His kinsmen, the
Sakyas; (c) At SÈvatthi, near the miraculous mango tree that grew and bore fruit on the
same day it was planted by Kanda, the gardener, to behumble the followers of other
faiths; (d) On the occasion of the congregation concerning PÈthikaputta.
(iv)
MahÈkaruÓÈsamÈpatti-ÒÈÓa
: Knowledge consisting of the Buddha-compassion on
seeing the multitude struggling in the stormy ocean of
saÑsÈra
. He has great compassion
on all beings that are living in the world which is like a burning prison. The knowledge that
enables the Buddha to attend His compassionate mind on those beings, is associated with
dwelling in the jhÈnic state
MahÈkaruÓÈsamÈpatti
. At every night and every dawn, the
Buddha enters into this jhÈnic absorption that consists of 2.4 million crores of thoughts.
(v)
SabbaÒÒutÈ-ÒÈÓa
: Knowledge that comprehends all knowable things. The Buddha is
called the All-knowing Buddha on account of this special knowledge, which is also called
Samanta cakkhu
. For details about this Buddha-knowledge refer to PatisambhidÈ magga.
(vi)
AnÈvaraÓa-ÒÈÓa
: This knowledge is defined as, ‚
Natthi ÈvaraÑ etassÈti anÈvaram
——
There is nothing that can stand in the way of the arising of this Buddha knowledge.‛ This
unhampered special Knowledge of the Buddha is an essential feature of
sabbaÒÒutÈ
ÒÈÓa
.
It is called
AnÈvaraÓa-ÒÈÓa
in the same sense as
saddhÈ
(conviction),
vÊriya
(effort),
sati
(mindfulness),
samÈdhi
(concentration) and
paÒÒÈ
(wisdom) are called
Indriya
(faculties)
because they are the controlling factors, each in its own way, and also called
bala
(powers)
because they overpower their respective opponents, viz. lack of conviction, sloth,
negligence, distraction and bewilderment.
(These are the Six AsÈdhÈraÓa-ÒÈÓa.)
The Ten Powers: Dasabala-ÒÈÓa