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Linked Discourses 45.18 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.18

2. Meditation – 2. Vihāravagga

SN 45.18 At the Chicken Monastery (1st) – Paṭhamakukkuṭārāmasutta

 

So I have heard.

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

At one time the venerables Ānanda and Bhadda were staying near Pāṭaliputta, in the Chicken Monastery.

ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā ca ānando āyasmā ca bhaddo pāṭaliputte viharanti kukkuṭārāme.

Then in the late afternoon, Venerable Bhadda came out of retreat, went to Venerable Ānanda, and exchanged greetings with him.

Atha kho āyasmā bhaddo sāyanhasamayaṁ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito yenāyasmā ānando tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmatā ānandena saddhiṁ sammodi.

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

Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā bhaddo āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ etadavoca:

“Reverend, they speak of this thing called ‘not the spiritual path’.

“‘Abrahmacariyaṁ, abrahmacariyan’ti, āvuso ānanda, vuccati.

What is not the spiritual path?”

Katamaṁ nu kho, āvuso, abrahmacariyan”ti?

“Good, good, Reverend Bhadda!

“Sādhu sādhu, āvuso bhadda.

Your approach and articulation are excellent, and it’s a good question.

Bhaddako kho te, āvuso bhadda, ummaṅgo, bhaddakaṁ paṭibhānaṁ, kalyāṇī paripucchā.

For you asked:

Evañhi tvaṁ, āvuso bhadda, pucchasi:

‘They speak of this thing called “not the spiritual path”.

‘abrahmacariyaṁ, abrahmacariyanti, āvuso ānanda, vuccati.

What is not the spiritual path?’”

Katamaṁ nu kho, āvuso, abrahmacariyan’”ti?

“Yes, reverend.”

“Evamāvuso”ti.

“What is not the spiritual path is simply the wrong eightfold path, that is:

“Ayameva kho, āvuso, aṭṭhaṅgiko micchāmaggo abrahmacariyaṁ, seyyathidaṁ—

wrong view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong samādhi.”

micchādiṭṭhi …pe… micchāsamādhī”ti.