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Linked Discourses 45.10 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.10

1. Ignorance – 1. Avijjāvagga

SN 45.10 With Nandiya – Nandiyasutta

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Then the wanderer Nandiya went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him.

Atha kho nandiyo paribbājako yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.

When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side, and said to the Buddha:

Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho nandiyo paribbājako bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“Master Gotama, how many things, when developed and cultivated, have extinguishment as their culmination, destination, and end?”

“kati nu kho, bho gotama, dhammā bhāvitā bahulīkatā nibbānaṅgamā honti nibbānaparāyanā nibbānapariyosānā”ti?

“These eight things, when developed and cultivated, have extinguishment as their culmination, destination, and end.

“Aṭṭhime kho, nandiya, dhammā bhāvitā bahulīkatā nibbānaṅgamā honti nibbānaparāyanā nibbānapariyosānā.

What eight?

Katame aṭṭha?

They are: right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right samādhi.

Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.

These eight things, when developed and cultivated, have extinguishment as their culmination, destination, and end.”

Ime kho, nandiya, aṭṭha dhammā bhāvitā bahulīkatā nibbānaṅgamā honti nibbānaparāyanā nibbānapariyosānā”ti.

When he said this, the wanderer Nandiya said to the Buddha,

Evaṁ vutte, nandiyo paribbājako bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“Excellent, Master Gotama! Excellent! …

“abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama, abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama …pe…

From this day forth, may Master Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”

upāsakaṁ maṁ bhavaṁ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.

Dasamaṁ.

Avijjāvaggo paṭhamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Avijjañca upaḍḍhañca,

sāriputto ca brāhmaṇo;