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Linked Discourses · SN 24.12

  • Linked Discourses 24.12Saṁyutta Nikāya 24.12
  • 1. Stream-Entry1. Sotāpattivagga

The Cosmos is InfiniteAnantavāsutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, when what exists, because of grasping what and insisting on what, does the view arise:“Kismiṁ nu kho, bhikkhave, sati, kiṁ upādāya, kiṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati: ‘The cosmos is infinite’?” …‘anantavā loko’”ti?

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  2. SN 24.10 The Cosmos is Not Eternal 0.70near 0.1Linked Discourses 24.10 1. Stream-Entry The Cosmos is Not Eternal At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, when what exists, because of grasping what and insisting on what, does the view arise: ‘The cosmos is not eternal’?” “Our teachi…
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  4. SN 24.15 A Realized One Still Exists 0.62near 0.1Linked Discourses 24.15 1. Stream-Entry A Realized One Still Exists At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, when what exists, because of grasping what and insisting on what, does the view arise: ‘A realized one still exists after deat…
  5. SN 24.3 This is My Self 0.61near 0.1Linked Discourses 24.3 1. Stream-Entry This is My Self At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, when what exists, because of grasping what and insisting on what, does the view arise: ‘The self and the cosmos are one and the same. After…