{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn14.32/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn14.32","id":"suttacentral_sn14.32","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn14.32/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At S\u0101vatth\u012b. \u201cMendicants, I went in search of the earth element\u2019s gratification, and I found it. I\u2019ve seen clearly with wisdom the full extent of gratification in the earth element. I went in search of the earth element\u2019s drawback, and I found it. I\u2019ve seen clearly with wisdom the full extent of the drawback in the earth element. I went in search of escape from the earth element, and I found it. I\u2019ve seen clearly with wisdom the full extent of escape from the earth element. I went in search of the water element\u2019s gratification \u2026 I went in search of the fire element\u2019s gratification \u2026 I went in search of the air element\u2019s gratification \u2026 As long as I didn\u2019t truly understand these four elements\u2019 gratification, drawback, and escape for what they are, I didn\u2019t announce my supreme perfect awakening in this world with its gods, M\u0101ras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans. But when I did truly understand the four elements\u2019 gratification, drawback, and escape for what they are, I announced my supreme perfect awakening in this world with its gods, M\u0101ras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans. Knowledge and vision arose in me: \u2018My freedom is unshakable; this is my last rebirth; now there\u2019ll be no more future lives.\u2019\u201d","title":"In Search of Gratification","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":226}