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Linked Discourses 38.16 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 38.16

1. With Jambukhādaka – 1. Jambukhādakavagga

SN 38.16 A Question About What’s Hard to Do – Dukkarapañhāsutta

 

“Reverend Sāriputta, in this teaching and training, what is hard to do?”

“Kiṁ nu kho, āvuso sāriputta, imasmiṁ dhammavinaye dukkaran”ti?

“Going forth, reverend, is hard to do in this teaching and training.”

“Pabbajjā kho, āvuso, imasmiṁ dhammavinaye dukkarā”ti.

“But what’s hard to do for someone who has gone forth?”

“Pabbajitena panāvuso, kiṁ dukkaran”ti?

“When you’ve gone forth it’s hard to be satisfied.”

“Pabbajitena kho, āvuso, abhirati dukkarā”ti.

“But what’s hard to do for someone who is satisfied?”

“Abhiratena panāvuso, kiṁ dukkaran”ti?

“When you’re satisfied, it’s hard to practice in line with the teaching.”

“Abhiratena kho, āvuso, dhammānudhammappaṭipatti dukkarā”ti.

“But if a bhikkhu practices in line with the teaching, will it take them long to become a perfected one?”

“Kīvaciraṁ panāvuso, dhammānudhammappaṭipanno bhikkhu arahaṁ assā”ti?

“Not long, reverend.”

“Naciraṁ, āvuso”ti.

 

Soḷasamaṁ.

The Linked Discourses with Jambukhādaka are complete.

Jambukhādakasaṁyuttaṁ samattaṁ.

 

Tassuddānaṁ

 

Nibbānaṁ arahattañca,

 

dhammavādī kimatthiyaṁ;

 

Assāso paramassāso,

 

vedanā āsavāvijjā;

 

Taṇhā oghā upādānaṁ,