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Linked Discourses · SN 22.71

  • Linked Discourses 22.71Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.71
  • 7. The Perfected Ones7. Arahantavagga

With RādhaRādhasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Then Venerable Rādha went up to the Buddha … and asked him,Atha kho āyasmā rādho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “Sir, how does one know and see so that there’s no I-making, mine-making, or underlying tendency to conceit for this conscious body and externally for all signs?”“kathaṁ nu kho, bhante, jānato, kathaṁ passato imasmiñca saviññāṇake kāye bahiddhā ca sabbanimittesu ahaṅkāramamaṅkāramānānusayā na hontī”ti?

“Rādha, one truly sees any kind of form at all—past, future, or present; internal or external; solid or subtle; inferior or superior; far or near: <em>all</em> form—with right understanding: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’“Yaṁ kiñci, rādha, rūpaṁ atītānāgatapaccuppannaṁ ajjhattaṁ vā bahiddhā vā oḷārikaṁ vā sukhumaṁ vā hīnaṁ vā paṇītaṁ vā yaṁ dūre santike vā, sabbaṁ rūpaṁ: ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya passati.

One truly sees any kind of feeling …Yā kāci vedanā … perception …yā kāci saññā … choices …ye keci saṅkhārā … consciousness at all—past, future, or present; internal or external; solid or subtle; inferior or superior; far or near: <em>all</em> consciousness—with right understanding: ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’yaṁ kiñci viññāṇaṁ atītānāgatapaccuppannaṁ …pe… yaṁ dūre santike vā, sabbaṁ viññāṇaṁ: ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya passati.

That’s how to know and see so that there’s no I-making, mine-making, or underlying tendency to conceit for this conscious body and externally for all signs.” …Evaṁ kho, rādha, jānato evaṁ passato imasmiñca saviññāṇake kāye bahiddhā ca sabbanimittesu ahaṅkāramamaṅkāramānānusayā na hontī”ti …pe…

And Venerable Rādha became one of the perfected.aññataro ca panāyasmā rādho arahataṁ ahosīti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  2. SN 22.124 With Kappa 0.61near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.124 12. A Dhamma speaker With Kappa At Sāvatthī. Then Venerable Kappa went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: “Sir, how does one know and see so that there’s no I-making,…
  3. SN 22.91 Rāhula 0.61near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.91 9. Senior Mendicants Rāhula At Sāvatthī. Then Venerable Rāhula went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: “Sir, how does one know and see so that there’s no I-making, min…
  4. SN 22.72 With Surādha 0.61near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.72 7. The Perfected Ones With Surādha At Sāvatthī. Then Venerable Surādha said to the Buddha: “Sir, how does one know and see so that the heart is rid of I-making, mine-making, and conceit for this c…
  5. SN 23.17 Not-Self 0.53near 0.1Linked Discourses 23.17 2. About Māra (2nd) Not-Self At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha: “Sir, they speak of ‘not-self’. What is not-self?” “Rādha, form, feeling, perception, choices, and…