{"collection":"Khuddaka Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_snp5.8/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_snp5.8","id":"suttacentral_snp5.8","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/snp5.8/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Khuddaka Nikaya"],"text":"\u201cPeople say there are sages in the world,\u201d said Venerable Nanda, \u201cbut how is this the case? Is someone called a sage because of their knowledge, or because of their way of life?\u201d \u201cExperts do not speak of a sage in terms of view, learning, or knowledge. Those who are sages live far from the crowd, I say, untroubled, with no need for hope.\u201d \u201cAs to those ascetics and brahmins,\u201d said Venerable Nanda, \u201cwho speak of purity in terms of what is seen or heard, or in terms of precepts and vows, or in terms of countless different things. Living self-controlled in that matter, have they crossed over rebirth and old age, <j>good fellow? I ask you, Blessed One; please tell me this.\u201d \u201cAs to those ascetics and brahmins,\u201d replied the Buddha, \u201cwho speak of purity in terms of what is seen or heard, or in terms of precepts and vows, or in terms of countless different things. Even though they live self-controlled in that matter, they\u2019ve not crossed over rebirth and old age, <j>I declare.\u201d \u201cAs to those ascetics and brahmins,\u201d said Venerable Nanda, \u201cwho speak of purity in terms of what is seen or heard, or in terms of precepts and vows, or in terms of countless different things. You say they have not crossed the flood, sage. So who then in the world of gods and humans has crossed over rebirth and old age, good fellow? I ask you, Blessed One; please tell me this.\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t say that all ascetics and brahmins,\u201d replied the Buddha, \u201care shrouded by rebirth and old age. There are those here who have given up all that is seen, heard, and thought, <j>and precepts and vows, who have given up all the countless different things. Fully understanding craving, <j>they are free of defilements, those people, I say, have crossed the flood.\u201d \u201cI rejoice in the words of the great seer! You have expounded non-attachment well, Gotama. There are those here who have given up all that is seen, heard, and thought, <j>and precepts and vows, who have given up all the countless different things. Fully understanding craving, <j>they are free of defilements, those people, I agree, have crossed the flood.\u201d","title":"The Questions of Nanda","tradition":"Khuddaka Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":369}