{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn45.7/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn45.7","id":"suttacentral_sn45.7","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn45.7/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At S\u0101vatth\u012b. Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha \u2026 and said to him: \u201cSir, they speak of \u2018the removal of greed, hate, and delusion\u2019. What is this a term for?\u201d \u201cMendicant, the removal of greed, hate, and delusion is a term for an element of extinguishment. It\u2019s used to speak of the ending of defilements.\u201d When he said this, the mendicant said to the Buddha: \u201cSir, they speak of \u2018freedom from death\u2019. What is freedom from death? And what is the path that leads to freedom from death?\u201d \u201cThe ending of greed, hate, and delusion. This is called freedom from death. The path that leads to freedom from death is simply this noble eightfold path, that is: right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.\u201d","title":"A Mendicant (2nd)","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":136}