{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn46.6/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn46.6","id":"suttacentral_sn46.6","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn46.6/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At one time the Buddha was staying near S\u0101keta in the deer park at the A\u00f1jana Wood. Then the wanderer Ku\u1e47\u1e0daliya went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha: \u201cWorthy Gotama, I like to hang around the monasteries and visit the assemblies. When I\u2019ve finished breakfast, it\u2019s my habit to wander from monastery to monastery, from park to park. There I see some ascetics and brahmins speaking for the sake of winning debates and finding fault. But what benefit does the worthy Gotama live for?\u201d \u201cThe benefit the Realized One lives for, Ku\u1e47\u1e0daliya, is the fruit of knowledge and freedom.\u201d \u201cBut what things must be developed and cultivated in order to fulfill knowledge and freedom?\u201d \u201cThe seven awakening factors.\u201d \u201cBut what things must be developed and cultivated in order to fulfill the seven awakening factors?\u201d \u201cThe four kinds of mindfulness meditation.\u201d \u201cBut what things must be developed and cultivated in order to fulfill the four kinds of mindfulness meditation?\u201d \u201cThe three kinds of good conduct.\u201d \u201cBut what things must be developed and cultivated in order to fulfill the three kinds of good conduct?\u201d \u201cSense restraint. And Ku\u1e47\u1e0daliya, how is sense restraint developed and cultivated so as to fulfill the three kinds of good conduct? A mendicant sees an agreeable sight with their eyes. They don\u2019t desire it or enjoy it, and they don\u2019t give rise to greed. Their mind and body are steady internally, well settled and well freed. But if they see a disagreeable sight they\u2019re undismayed, with mind unirritated, spirit undaunted, and heart unangered. Their mind and body are steady internally, well settled and well freed. Furthermore, a mendicant hears an agreeable sound with their ears \u2026 smells an agreeable odor with their nose \u2026 tastes an agreeable flavor with their tongue \u2026 encounters an agreeable touch with their body \u2026 knows an agreeable idea with their mind. They don\u2019t desire it or enjoy it, and they don\u2019t give rise to greed. Their mind and body are steady internally, well settled and well freed. But if they know a disagreeable idea they\u2019re undismayed, with mind unirritated, spirit undaunted, and heart unangered. Their mind and body are steady internally, well settled and well freed. When a mendicant\u2019s mind and body are steady internally, they\u2019re well settled and well freed when it comes to both agreeable and disagreeable sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, and ideas. That\u2019s how sense restraint is developed and cultivated so as to fulfill the three kinds of good conduct. And how are the three kinds of good conduct developed and cultivated so as to fulfill the four kinds of mindfulness meditation? A mendicant gives up bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and develops good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind. That\u2019s how the three kinds of good conduct are developed and cultivated so as to fulfill the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. And how are the four kinds of mindfulness meditation developed and cultivated so as to fulfill the seven awakening factors? A mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body\u2014keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. They meditate observing an aspect of feelings \u2026 mind \u2026 principles\u2014keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. That\u2019s how the four kinds of mindfulness meditation are developed and cultivated so as to fulfill the seven awakening factors. And how are the seven awakening factors developed and cultivated so as to fulfill knowledge and freedom? A mendicant develops the awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity, which rely on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripen as letting go. That\u2019s how the seven awakening factors are developed and cultivated so as to fulfill knowledge and freedom.\u201d When he said this, the wanderer Ku\u1e47\u1e0daliya said to the Buddha, \u201cExcellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent! As if he were righting the overturned, or revealing the hidden, or pointing out the path to the lost, or lighting a lamp in the dark so people with clear eyes can see what\u2019s there, worthy Gotama has made the teaching clear in many ways. I go for refuge to the worthy Gotama, to the teaching, and to the mendicant Sa\u1e45gha. From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.\u201d","title":"Ku\u1e47\u1e0daliya","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":746}