{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn35.151/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn35.151","id":"suttacentral_sn35.151","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn35.151/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, this spiritual life is lived without a resident pupil and without a teaching master. A mendicant who lives with a resident pupil and a teaching master lives in suffering and discomfort. A mendicant who lives without a resident pupil and a teaching master lives in happiness and comfort. And how does a mendicant who lives with a resident pupil and a teaching master live in suffering and discomfort? When a mendicant sees a sight with their eyes, bad, unskillful phenomena arise: memories and thoughts that tighten the fetters. Those qualities reside within. Since they have bad unskillful qualities residing within, they\u2019re said to have a resident pupil. Those qualities master them. Since they\u2019re mastered by bad unskillful qualities, they\u2019re said to have a teaching master. Furthermore, when a mendicant hears \u2026 smells \u2026 tastes \u2026 touches \u2026 knows an idea with their mind, bad, unskillful phenomena arise: memories and thoughts that tighten the fetters. Those qualities reside within. Since they have bad unskillful qualities residing within, they\u2019re said to have a resident pupil. Those qualities master them. Since they\u2019re mastered by bad unskillful qualities, they\u2019re said to have a teaching master. That\u2019s how a mendicant who lives with a resident pupil and a teaching master lives in suffering and discomfort. And how does a mendicant who lives without a resident pupil and a teaching master live in happiness and comfort? When a mendicant sees a sight with their eyes, bad, unskillful phenomena don\u2019t arise: memories and thoughts that tighten the fetters. Those qualities don\u2019t reside within. Since they don\u2019t have bad unskillful qualities residing within, they\u2019re said to not have a resident pupil. Those qualities don\u2019t master them. Since they\u2019re not mastered by bad unskillful qualities, they\u2019re said to not have a teaching master. Furthermore, when a mendicant hears \u2026 smells \u2026 tastes \u2026 touches \u2026 knows an idea with their mind, bad, unskillful phenomena don\u2019t arise: memories and thoughts that tighten the fetters. Those qualities don\u2019t reside within. Since they don\u2019t have bad unskillful qualities residing within, they\u2019re said to not have a resident pupil. Those qualities don\u2019t master them. Since they\u2019re not mastered by bad unskillful qualities, they\u2019re said to not have a teaching master. That\u2019s how a mendicant who lives without a resident pupil and a teaching master lives in happiness and comfort. This spiritual life is lived without a resident pupil and without a teaching master. A mendicant who lives with a resident pupil and a teaching master lives in suffering and discomfort. A mendicant who lives without a resident pupil and a teaching master lives in happiness and comfort.\u201d","title":"A Resident Pupil","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":435}