{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn55.25/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn55.25","id":"suttacentral_sn55.25","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn55.25/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At Kapilavatthu. Now at that time Sarak\u0101ni the Sakyan had passed away. The Buddha declared that he was a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening. At that, several Sakyans came together complaining, grumbling, and objecting, \u201cOh lord, how incredible, how amazing! Who can\u2019t become a stream-enterer these days? For the Buddha even declared Sarak\u0101ni to be a stream-enterer after he passed away. Sarak\u0101ni didn\u2019t fulfill the training.\u201d Then Mah\u0101n\u0101ma the Sakyan went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what had happened. The Buddha said: \u201cMah\u0101n\u0101ma, when a lay follower has for a long time gone for refuge to the Buddha, the teaching, and the Sa\u1e45gha, how could they go to the underworld? And if anyone should rightly be said to have for a long time gone for refuge to the Buddha, the teaching, and the Sa\u1e45gha, it\u2019s Sarak\u0101ni the Sakyan. Sarak\u0101ni the Sakyan has for a long time gone for refuge to the Buddha, the teaching, and the Sa\u1e45gha. Take a certain individual who is sure and devoted to the Buddha \u2026 the teaching \u2026 the Sa\u1e45gha \u2026 They have laughing wisdom and swift wisdom, and are endowed with freedom. They realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements. This individual is exempt from hell, the animal realm, and the ghost realm. They\u2019re exempt from places of loss, bad places, the underworld. Take another individual who is sure and devoted to the Buddha \u2026 the teaching \u2026 the Sa\u1e45gha \u2026 They have laughing wisdom and swift wisdom, but are not endowed with freedom. With the ending of the five lower fetters, they\u2019re extinguished between one life and the next \u2026 they\u2019re extinguished upon landing \u2026 they\u2019re extinguished without extra effort \u2026 they\u2019re extinguished with extra effort \u2026 they head upstream, going to the Akani\u1e6d\u1e6dha realm. This individual, too, is exempt from hell, the animal realm, and the ghost realm. They\u2019re exempt from places of loss, bad places, the underworld. Take another individual who is sure and devoted to the Buddha \u2026 the teaching \u2026 the Sa\u1e45gha \u2026 But they don\u2019t have laughing wisdom or swift wisdom, nor are they endowed with freedom. With the ending of three fetters, and the weakening of greed, hate, and delusion, they\u2019re a once-returner. They come back to this world once only, then make an end of suffering. This individual, too, is exempt from hell, the animal realm, and the ghost realm. They\u2019re exempt from places of loss, bad places, the underworld. Take another individual who is sure and devoted to the Buddha \u2026 the teaching \u2026 the Sa\u1e45gha \u2026 But they don\u2019t have laughing wisdom or swift wisdom, nor are they endowed with freedom. With the ending of three fetters they\u2019re a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening. This individual, too, is exempt from hell, the animal realm, and the ghost realm. They\u2019re exempt from places of loss, bad places, the underworld. Take another individual who isn\u2019t sure or devoted to the Buddha \u2026 the teaching \u2026 the Sa\u1e45gha \u2026 They don\u2019t have laughing wisdom or swift wisdom, nor are they endowed with freedom. Still, they have these qualities: the faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. And they accept the teachings proclaimed by the Realized One after deliberating them with a degree of wisdom. This individual, too, doesn\u2019t go to hell, the animal realm, and the ghost realm. They don\u2019t go to places of loss, bad places, the underworld. Take another individual who isn\u2019t sure or devoted to the Buddha \u2026 the teaching \u2026 the Sa\u1e45gha \u2026 They don\u2019t have laughing wisdom or swift wisdom, nor are they endowed with freedom. Still, they have these qualities: the faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. And they have a degree of faith and love for the Buddha. This individual, too, doesn\u2019t go to hell, the animal realm, and the ghost realm. They don\u2019t go to places of loss, bad places, the underworld. Suppose there was a barren field, a barren ground, with uncleared stumps. And you had seeds that were broken, spoiled, weather-damaged, infertile, and ill kept. And the heavens didn\u2019t provide enough rain. Would those seeds grow, increase, and mature?\u201d \u201cNo, sir.\u201d \u201cIn the same way, take a teaching that\u2019s badly explained and badly propounded, not emancipating, not leading to peace, proclaimed by someone who is not a fully awakened Buddha. This is what I call a barren field. A disciple remains in such a teaching, practicing in line with that teaching, practicing it properly, living in line with that teaching. This is what I call a bad seed. Suppose there was a fertile field, a fertile ground, well-cleared of stumps. And you had seeds that were intact, unspoiled, not weather-damaged, fertile, and well-kept. And there\u2019s plenty of rainfall. Would those seeds grow, increase, and mature?\u201d \u201cYes, sir.\u201d \u201cIn the same way, take a teaching that\u2019s well explained and well propounded, emancipating, leading to peace, proclaimed by someone who is a fully awakened Buddha. This is what I call a fertile field. A disciple remains in such a teaching, practicing in line with that teaching, practicing it properly, living in line with that teaching. This is what I call a good seed. Why can\u2019t this apply to Sarak\u0101ni? Mah\u0101n\u0101ma, Sarak\u0101ni the Sakyan fulfilled the training at the time of his death.\u201d","title":"About Sarak\u0101ni the Sakyan (2nd)","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":923}