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Linked Discourses · SN 22.72

  • Linked Discourses 22.72Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.72
  • 7. The Perfected Ones7. Arahantavagga

With SurādhaSurādhasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Then Venerable Surādha said to the Buddha:Atha kho āyasmā surādho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“Sir, how does one know and see so that the heart is rid of I-making, mine-making, and conceit for this conscious body and externally for all signs; and going beyond discrimination, it’s peaceful and well freed?”“kathaṁ nu kho, bhante, jānato kathaṁ passato imasmiñca saviññāṇake kāye bahiddhā ca sabbanimittesu ahaṅkāramamaṅkāramānāpagataṁ mānasaṁ hoti, vidhā samatikkantaṁ santaṁ suvimuttan”ti?

“Surādha, one is freed by not grasping having truly seen 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, surādha, rūpaṁ atītānāgatapaccuppannaṁ …pe… yaṁ dūre santike vā, sabbaṁ rūpaṁ: ‘netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attā’ti evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya disvā anupādāvimutto hoti.

One is freed by not grasping having truly seen 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 ajjhattaṁ vā bahiddhā vā oḷārikaṁ vā sukhumaṁ vā hīnaṁ vā paṇītaṁ vā yaṁ dūre santike vā, sabbā vedanā …pe…

That’s how to know and see so that the heart is rid of I-making, mine-making, and conceit for this conscious body and externally for all signs; and going beyond discrimination, it’s peaceful and well freed.” …Evaṁ kho, surādha, jānato evaṁ passato imasmiñca saviññāṇake kāye, bahiddhā ca sabbanimittesu ahaṅkāramamaṅkāramānāpagataṁ mānasaṁ hoti vidhā samatikkantaṁ santaṁ suvimuttan”ti …pe…

And Venerable Surādha became one of the perfected.aññataro ca panāyasmā surādho arahataṁ ahosīti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  2. SN 22.71 With Rādha 0.61near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.71 7. The Perfected Ones With Rādha At Sāvatthī. Then Venerable Rādha went up to the Buddha … and asked him, “Sir, how does one know and see so that there’s no I-making, mine-making, or underlying te…
  3. SN 22.92 Rāhula (2nd) 0.60near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.92 9. Senior Mendicants Rāhula (2nd) At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, Rāhula 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 thi…
  4. SN 18.22 Rid of Conceit 0.57near 0.1Linked Discourses 18.22 Chapter Two Rid of Conceit 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 the heart is rid of I-mak…