Meaning for these terms ?

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Can anyone explain the meaning of these terms :

Cakkhu nana upasama abhibba sambodha ?
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eye,
knowledge (if you meant 'ñāṇa') or different (if you meant 'nānā'),
appeasement
(dont know that one)
awakening

Feel free to use the dictionaries you can find online
http://www.buddha-vacana.org/toolbox/dico.html
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/pali/
https://palidictionary.appspot.com/
etc.
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James Tan wrote:Can anyone explain the meaning of these terms :

Cakkhu nana upasama abhibba sambodha ?
Correct spelling is crucial or it will be impossible to find the right word.

ñāṇa = knowledge.
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abhiññā: The 6 'higher powers', or supernormal knowledge's

http://dhammatalks.net/Buddhist.Dictionary/dic3_a.htm

Sambodhi - the same as "Bodhi", - "Comprehension" (traditionally translated in Western Buddhism as "Awakening")

https://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=27472
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Hi friends ,

Cakkhu nana upasama abhinna sambodha nibbana.
(in the beginning of the Sutta)

Cakkhu nana panna abhinna aloko .
(in the 3 rounds 12 phases)

These appears in the dhamma cakka pavattana Sutta .

Thanks guys and sorry for the typing error .

So, nana is knowledge , but of what ?
What is the differences between them ?
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What it says is:

An Exposition of the Dhammacakka Sutta
“Dveme, bhikkhave, antā pabbajitena na sevitabbā. Katame dve? Yo cāyaṃ kāmesu kāmasukhal­likānuyogo hīno gammo pothujjaniko anariyo anatthasaṃhito, yo cāyaṃ atta­kilam­athānuyogo dukkho anariyo anattha­saṃhito. Ete kho, bhikkhave, ubho ante anupagamma majjhimā paṭipadā Tathāgatena abhisambuddhā cakkhu­karaṇī ñāṇa­karaṇī upasamāya abhiññāya sambodhāya nibbānāya saṃvattati.”

“These two extremes, monks, should not be followed by one gone forth. Which two? Sensual indulgence, which is low, vulgar, worldly, ignoble, and unprofitable; and self-mortification, which is painful, ignoble, and unprofitable. Avoiding these two extremes, monks, the Tathāgata has dis­covered the Middle Path that produces vision and knowledge, and leads to tranquillity, higher knowledge, enlightenment, and nibbāna.”
Cakkhu (lit. eye), here, means vision, clear seeing, or intuitive insight. Ñāṇa means knowledge.
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James Tan wrote:Can anyone explain the meaning of these terms :

Cakkhu nana upasama abhibba sambodha ?
The 4th term: Abhiññā ? ("n" is right next to "b" on the keyboard)
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Bhikkhu Pesala wrote: Cakkhu (lit. eye), here, means vision, clear seeing, or intuitive insight. Ñāṇa means knowledge.
Reminds me of the Sanskrit jñāna-cakṣuṣā, which appears in Bhagavad Gita 13:35.
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