{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn55.22/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn55.22","id":"suttacentral_sn55.22","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn55.22/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Sakyans, near Kapilavatthu in the Banyan Tree Monastery. Then Mah\u0101n\u0101ma the Sakyan went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: \u201cSir, this Kapilavatthu is successful and prosperous, populous and full of people, with cramped cul-de-sacs. In the late afternoon, after paying homage to the Buddha or an esteemed mendicant, I enter Kapilavatthu. I encounter a stray elephant, horse, chariot, cart, or person. At that time I lose mindfulness regarding the Buddha, the teaching, and the Sa\u1e45gha. I think: \u2018If I were to die at this time, where would I be reborn in my next life?\u2019\u201d \u201cDo not fear, Mah\u0101n\u0101ma, do not fear! Your death will not be a bad one; your passing will not be a bad one. A noble disciple who has four things slants, slopes, and inclines toward extinguishment. What four? It\u2019s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha \u2026 the teaching \u2026 the Sa\u1e45gha \u2026 And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones \u2026 leading to immersion. Suppose there was a tree that slants, slopes, and inclines to the east. If it was cut off at the root where would it fall?\u201d \u201cSir, it would fall in the direction that it slants, slopes, and inclines.\u201d \u201cIn the same way, a noble disciple who has four things slants, slopes, and inclines toward extinguishment.\u201d","title":"With Mah\u0101n\u0101ma (2nd)","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":244}