{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn41.5/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn41.5","id":"suttacentral_sn41.5","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn41.5/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At one time Venerable K\u0101mabh\u016b was staying near Macchik\u0101sa\u1e47\u1e0da in the Wild Mango Grove. Then Citta the householder went up to Venerable K\u0101mabh\u016b, bowed, and sat down to one side. K\u0101mabh\u016b said to him, \u201cHouseholder, there is this saying: \u2018With faultless parts and white canopy, the one-spoked chariot rolls on. See it come, untroubled, with stream cut, unbound.\u2019 How should we see the detailed meaning of this brief statement?\u201d \u201cSir, was this spoken by the Buddha?\u201d \u201cYes, householder.\u201d \u201cWell then, sir, please wait a while as I consider the meaning of this.\u201d Then after staying silent for a while, Citta said to K\u0101mabh\u016b: \u201cSir, \u2018faultless parts\u2019 is a term for ethics. \u2018White canopy\u2019 is a term for freedom. \u2018One spoke\u2019 is a term for mindfulness. \u2018Rolls on\u2019 is a term for going forward and coming back. \u2018Chariot\u2019 is a term for this body made up of the four principal states, produced by mother and father, built up from rice and porridge, liable to impermanence, to wearing away and erosion, to breaking up and destruction. Greed, hate, and delusion are troubles. A mendicant who has ended the defilements has given these up, cut them off at the root, made them like a palm stump, and obliterated them, so they are unable to arise in the future. That\u2019s why a mendicant who has ended the defilements is called \u2018untroubled\u2019. \u2018The one who comes\u2019 is a term for the perfected one. \u2018Stream\u2019 is a term for craving. A mendicant who has ended the defilements has given this up, cut it off at the root, made it like a palm stump, and obliterated it, so it\u2019s unable to arise in the future. That\u2019s why a mendicant who has ended the defilements is said to have \u2018cut the stream\u2019. Greed, hate, and delusion are bonds. A mendicant who has ended the defilements has given these up, cut them off at the root, made them like a palm stump, and obliterated them, so they are unable to arise in the future. That\u2019s why a mendicant who has ended the defilements is called \u2018unbound\u2019. So, sir, that\u2019s how I understand the detailed meaning of what the Buddha said in brief: \u2018With faultless parts and white canopy, the one-spoked chariot rolls on. See it come, untroubled, with stream cut, unbound.\u2019\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re fortunate, householder, so very fortunate, to traverse the Buddha\u2019s deep teachings with the eye of wisdom.\u201d","title":"With K\u0101mabh\u016b (1st)","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":399}