preeminence, superiority, excellency; highest ideal, greatest good. They are mentioned as sets of 3 (viz. dassana˚, paṭipadā˚, vimutti˚;) at DN.iii.219, or of 6 (viz. dassana˚, savana˚ lābha˚, sikkhā˚, pāricariyā˚, anussata˚;) at DN.iii.250 DN.iii.281; AN.i.22; AN.iii.284, AN.iii.325 sq., AN.iii.452; Pts.i.5. Cp. MN.i.235; AN.v.37. See also ānuttariya.

abstr. fr. anuttara