DHAMMACAKKHU IN THE DHAMMACAKKAPPAVATTANA SUTTA: DOES IT COVER VIPASSANĀŇĀŅA AND THREE ŇĀŅ AS IN THE COMMENTARIES?

Abstract

The dhammacakkhu appears at first in the Buddha’s first sermon – the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta and then it is available in other suttas. Its meaning covers all stages of enlightenment – Sotapanna, Sakadagami, Anagami and Arahanta. However, it leaves behind doubt whether or not the meaning covers the vipassanāñāṇa and three ñāṇas known in the commentaries.