{"collection":"Khuddaka Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_snp4.16/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_snp4.16","id":"suttacentral_snp4.16","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/snp4.16/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Khuddaka Nikaya"],"text":"\u201cNever before have I seen,\u201d said Venerable S\u0101riputta, \u201cor heard from anyone about a teacher of such graceful speech, come from Tusita heaven to lead a community. To all the world with its gods he appears as a Clear-eyed One who has dispelled all darkness, and alone attained to bliss. On behalf of the many here still bound, I have come seeking with a question to that Buddha, unattached and impartial, free of deceit, come to lead a community. Suppose a mendicant who loathes attachment frequents a lonely lodging\u2014 the root of a tree, a charnel ground, on mountains, or in caves. In these many different lodgings, how many dangers are there at which a mendicant in their silent lodging ought not tremble? On their journey to the untrodden place, how many adversities are there in the world that must they overcome in their remote lodging? What ways of speech should they have? Of what kind is their alms resort? What precepts and vows should a resolute mendicant uphold? Having undertaken what training, unified, alert, and mindful, would they purge their own stains, like a smith smelting silver?\u201d \u201cIf one who loathes attachment <j>frequents a lonely lodging,\u201d said the Buddha to S\u0101riputta, \u201cin their search for awakening\u2014<j>as accords with the teaching\u2014 I shall tell you, as I understand it, what is comfortable for them. An attentive one, a mindful mendicant <j>living on the periphery should not be afraid of five perils: flies, mosquitoes, reptiles, human contact, or four-legged creatures. Nor should they fear followers of other teachings, even having seen the many threats they pose. And then one seeking the good should overcome any other adversities. Afflicted by illness and hunger, they should endure cold and excessive heat. Though afflicted by many such things, <j>the homeless one should exert energy, firmly striving. They must not steal or lie; and should touch creatures firm or frail with love. If they notice any clouding of the mind, they should dispel it as M\u0101ra\u2019s ally. They must not fall under the sway <j>of anger or arrogance; having dug them out by the root, <j>they would stand firm. Then, faced with likes and dislikes, they would surely overcome. Putting wisdom in the foremost place, <j>rejoicing in goodness, they would put an end to those adversities. They\u2019d vanquish discontent in their remote lodging. And they\u2019d vanquish the four lamentations: \u2018What will I eat? Where will I eat? Oh, I slept badly! Where will I sleep?\u2019 The trainee, the migrant without abode, would dispel these lamentable thoughts. Receiving food and clothes in due season, they would know moderation <j>for the sake of contentment. Guarded in these things, <j>walking restrained in the village, they wouldn\u2019t speak harshly even when provoked. Eyes downcast, not footloose, devoted to absorption, they\u2019d be very wakeful. Grounded in equanimity, serene, they should cut off worrisome habits of thought. A mindful one would welcome reproach, and would dissolve hard-heartedness <j>toward their spiritual companions. They may utter skillful speech, but not for too long, and they shouldn\u2019t provoke people to blame. And there are five more taints in the world, for the removal of which <j>the mindful one should train, vanquishing desire for sights, sounds, flavors, smells, and touches. Having removed desire for these things, a mindful mendicant, their heart well freed, rightly investigating the Dhamma in good time, at one, would banish the darkness.\u201d","title":"With S\u0101riputta","tradition":"Khuddaka Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":561}