The Three Cycles of Examination in Buddhism : หน้า 178/263

The Three Cycles of Examination comprise: 1. Saccānāna: Knowledge of the existence of each Noble Truth over which the Lord Buddha had unequaled personal knowledge and which he could teach to others with unequalled skill. 2. Kiccanānā: Knowledge of what must be done in relation to each of the Noble Truths e.g. it is necessary to know the existence of the Noble Truth of Suffering; it is necessary to let go of the Noble Truth of the Cause of Suffering; it is necessary to attain the Noble Truth of the Extinction of Suffering; it is necessary to cultivate the Noble Truth of the Path for the Extinction of Suffering. 3. Katañāna: The knowledge that what needs to be done in relation to each of the Noble Truths has already been completed: the existence of the Noble Truth of Suffering has been known; the Noble Truth of the Cause of Suffering has been let go of; the Noble Truth of the Extinction of Suffering has been attained; the Noble Truth of the Path for the Extinction of Suffering has been cultivated. The twelve stages of the Cycle of Examination are the product of multiplying the Four Noble Truths by the Three Cycles of Examination. The cyclical pathway of attainment is called the 'Dhammacakka' because it eradicates the defilements as it rotates — and is thus a weapon of unequalled potential — to which even the Vajra Wheel of Indra cannot compare. When the Lord Buddha had finished teaching the [Note: The text gets cut off here.]