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Numbered Discourses · AN 9.46

  • Numbered Discourses 9.46Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.46
  • 5. Similarity5. Sāmaññavagga

In the Present LifeSandiṭṭhikadhammasutta

“Reverend, they speak of ‘a teaching apparent in the present life’.“‘Sandiṭṭhiko dhammo, sandiṭṭhiko dhammo’ti, āvuso, vuccati. In what way did the Buddha speak of a teaching apparent in the present life?”Kittāvatā nu kho, āvuso, sandiṭṭhiko dhammo vutto bhagavatā”ti?

“First, take a mendicant who, quite secluded from sensual pleasures … enters and remains in the first absorption.“Idhāvuso, bhikkhu vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati. To this extent the Buddha spoke of the teaching apparent in the present life in a qualified sense. …Ettāvatāpi kho, āvuso, sandiṭṭhiko dhammo vutto bhagavatā pariyāyena …pe….

Furthermore, take a mendicant who, going totally beyond the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, enters and remains in the cessation of perception and feeling. And, having seen with wisdom, their defilements come to an end.Puna caparaṁ, āvuso, bhikkhu sabbaso nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ upasampajja viharati, paññāya cassa disvā āsavā parikkhīṇā honti. To this extent the Buddha spoke of the teaching apparent in the present life in a definitive sense.”Ettāvatāpi kho, āvuso, sandiṭṭhiko dhammo vutto bhagavatā nippariyāyenā”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. AN 9.47 Extinguishment is Apparent in the Present Life 0.66near 0.1Numbered Discourses 9.47 5. Similarity Extinguishment is Apparent in the Present Life “Reverend, they say that ‘extinguishment is apparent in the present life’. In what way did the Buddha say extinguishment is apparent i…
  2. SN 35.70 Upavāṇa on What is Apparent in the Present Life 0.60near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.70 7. With Migajāla Upavāṇa on What is Apparent in the Present Life Then Venerable Upavāṇa went up to the Buddha … and said to him: “Sir, they speak of ‘a teaching apparent in the present life’. In w…
  3. AN 9.51 Extinguishment in This Life 0.55near 0.1Numbered Discourses 9.51 5. Similarity Extinguishment in This Life “Reverend, they speak of ‘extinguishment in this life’. In what way did the Buddha speak of extinguishment in this life?” “First, take a mendicant who, q…
  4. AN 6.48 Apparent in the Present Life (2nd) 0.53near 0.1Numbered Discourses 6.48 5. About Dhammika Apparent in the Present Life (2nd) Then a certain brahmin went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat d…
  5. AN 9.43 A Direct Witness 0.51near 0.1Numbered Discourses 9.43 5. Similarity A Direct Witness “Reverend, they speak of the ‘direct witness’. What is the direct witness that the Buddha spoke of?” “First, take a mendicant who, quite secluded from sensual pleas…