{"collection":"Khuddaka Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_thag16.1/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_thag16.1","id":"suttacentral_thag16.1","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/thag16.1/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Khuddaka Nikaya"],"text":"\u201cThose who we killed in the past, whether for sacrifice or for wealth, without exception were afraid; they trembled and they squealed. But you\u2019re not scared; you look even calmer than before. Why don\u2019t you cry out in such a terrifying situation?\u201d \u201cThere isn\u2019t any mental suffering for one without concern, village chief. All fears are left behind by one whose fetters have ended. When the leash to existence is ended, and the truth is seen as it is, there is no fear of death; it\u2019s like laying down a burden. I\u2019ve lived the spiritual life well, and developed the path well, too. I do not fear death; it\u2019s like the passing of a disease. I\u2019ve lived the spiritual life well, and developed the path well, too. I\u2019ve seen that there\u2019s nothing gratifying in existences, like someone who has tasted poison, <j>then thrown it out. One who has gone beyond, without grasping, they\u2019ve completed the task <j>and are free of defilements. They are content at the end of life, like someone released from execution. Having realized the supreme Dhamma, without needing anything in the whole world, one doesn\u2019t grieve at death; for it\u2019s like escaping from a burning house. Whatever has come to pass, wherever life is obtained, there is no Lord of all that: so said the great seer. Whoever understands this as it was taught by the Buddha doesn\u2019t grab on to any new life, like you wouldn\u2019t grab a hot iron ball. It doesn\u2019t occur to me, \u2018I existed in the past\u2019; nor, \u2018I will exist in the future\u2019. Conditions will vanish\u2014 why weep over that? Seeing truly the bare arising of phenomena, and the bare process of conditions, there is no fear, village chief. The world is like grass and sticks: when this is seen with wisdom, not finding any possessiveness, you won\u2019t grieve, thinking \u2018I don\u2019t have it\u2019. I\u2019m fed up with the body; I have no need for another life. This body will be broken up, and there won\u2019t be another. Do what you want with my corpse. I won\u2019t be angry or attached on account of that.\u201d When they heard these words, so astonishing and hair-raising, the young men laid down their swords and spoke these words: \u201cWhat have you practiced, Venerable? And who is your tutor? Whose instructions do we follow to gain the sorrowless state?\u201d \u201cThe knower of all, the seer of all: the victor is my tutor. He is a Teacher of great compassion, healer of the whole world. He taught this Dhamma, leading to ending, unsurpassed. Following his instructions, you can gain the sorrowless state.\u201d When the bandits heard the good words of the seer, they laid down their swords and weapons. Some refrained from their former deeds, while others chose the going-forth. Having gone forth in the teaching of the Holy One, those astute ones developed <j>the awakening factors and the powers. Elated, happy, their faculties complete, they realized the state of extinguishment, <j>the unconditioned.","title":"Adhimutta (2nd)","tradition":"Khuddaka Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":497}