{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn12.46/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn12.46","id":"suttacentral_sn12.46","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn12.46/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At S\u0101vatth\u012b. Then a certain brahmin went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha: \u201cWorthy Gotama, are he who does the deed and he who experiences the result one and the same?\u201d \u201c\u2018He who does the deed and he who experiences the result are one and the same\u2019: this is one extreme, brahmin.\u201d \u201cThen is he who does the deed one and he who experiences the result another?\u201d \u201c\u2018He who does the deed is one and he who experiences the result is another\u2019: this is the second extreme. Avoiding these two extremes, the Realized One teaches by the middle way: \u2018Ignorance is a requirement for choices. Choices are a requirement for consciousness. \u2026 That is how this entire mass of suffering originates. When ignorance fades away and ceases no residue left behind, choices cease. When choices cease \u2026 That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.\u2019\u201d When he said this, the brahmin said to the Buddha, \u201cExcellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent! \u2026 From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.\u201d","title":"A Certain Brahmin","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":204}