{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn35.118/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn35.118","id":"suttacentral_sn35.118","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn35.118/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At one time the Buddha was staying near R\u0101jagaha, on the Vulture\u2019s Peak Mountain. And then Sakka, lord of gods, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side, and said to him: \u201cWhat is the cause, sir, what is the reason why some sentient beings are not fully extinguished in this very life? What is the cause, what is the reason why some sentient beings are fully extinguished in this very life?\u201d \u201cLord of gods, there are sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. If a mendicant approves, welcomes, and keeps clinging to them, their consciousness has that as support and fuel for grasping. A mendicant with fuel for grasping does not become extinguished. There are sounds \u2026 smells \u2026 tastes \u2026 touches \u2026 ideas known by the mind, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. If a mendicant approves, welcomes, and keeps clinging to them, their consciousness has that as support and fuel for grasping. A mendicant with fuel for grasping does not become extinguished. That\u2019s the cause, that\u2019s the reason why some sentient beings are not fully extinguished in this very life. There are sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. If a mendicant doesn\u2019t approve, welcome, and keep clinging to them, their consciousness doesn\u2019t have that as support and fuel for grasping. A mendicant free of grasping becomes extinguished. There are sounds \u2026 smells \u2026 tastes \u2026 touches \u2026 ideas known by the mind, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. If a mendicant doesn\u2019t approve, welcome, and keep clinging to them, their consciousness doesn\u2019t have that as support and fuel for grasping. A mendicant free of grasping becomes extinguished. That\u2019s the cause, that\u2019s the reason why some sentient beings are fully extinguished in this very life.\u201d","title":"The Question of Sakka","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":310}