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Linked Discourses · SN 38.5

  • Linked Discourses 38.5Saṁyutta Nikāya 38.5
  • 1. With Jambukhādaka1. Jambukhādakavagga

SolaceAssāsappattasutta

“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘gaining solace’.“‘Assāsappatto, assāsappatto’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati. At what point do you gain solace?”Kittāvatā nu kho, āvuso, assāsappatto hotī”ti?

“When a mendicant truly understands the six fields of contact’s origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape, at that point they’ve gained solace.”“Yato kho, āvuso, bhikkhu channaṁ phassāyatanānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti, ettāvatā kho, āvuso, assāsappatto hotī”ti.

“But, reverend, is there a path and a practice for realizing this solace?”“Atthi panāvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etassa assāsassa sacchikiriyāyā”ti?

“There is.” …“Atthi kho, āvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etassa assāsassa sacchikiriyāyā”ti.

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  1. SN 38.6 Ultimate Solace 0.81near 0.1Linked Discourses 38.6 1. With Jambukhādaka Ultimate Solace “Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘gaining ultimate solace’. At what point do you gain ultimate solace?” “When a mendicant is freed by not gr…