{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an9.14/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an9.14","id":"suttacentral_an9.14","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an9.14/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"Then Venerable Samiddhi went up to Venerable S\u0101riputta, bowed, and sat to one side. Venerable S\u0101riputta said to him: \u201cSamiddhi, based on what do thoughts arise in a person?\u201d \u201cBased on name and form, sir.\u201d \u201cWhere do they become diversified?\u201d \u201cIn the elements.\u201d \u201cWhat is their origin?\u201d \u201cContact is their origin.\u201d \u201cWhat is their meeting place?\u201d \u201cFeeling is their meeting place.\u201d \u201cWhat is their chief?\u201d \u201cImmersion is their chief.\u201d \u201cWhat is their ruler?\u201d \u201cMindfulness is their ruler.\u201d \u201cWhat is their overseer?\u201d \u201cWisdom is their overseer.\u201d \u201cWhat is their core?\u201d \u201cFreedom is their core.\u201d \u201cWhat is their objective?\u201d \u201cTheir objective is freedom from death.\u201d \u201cSamiddhi, when you were asked what is the basis on which thoughts arise in a person, you answered \u2018name and form\u2019. When you were asked \u2026 what is their objective, you answered \u2018freedom from death\u2019. Good, good, Samiddhi! It\u2019s good that you answered each question. But don\u2019t get conceited because of that.\u201d","title":"With Samiddhi","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":155}