{"collection":"Khuddaka Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_ud2.10/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_ud2.10","id":"suttacentral_ud2.10","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/ud2.10/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Khuddaka Nikaya"],"text":"So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Anupiya in a mango grove. Now at that time, Venerable Bhaddiya son of K\u0101\u1e37\u012bgodh\u0101, even in the wilderness, at the foot of a tree, or in an empty dwelling, frequently expressed this heartfelt sentiment: \u201cOh, what bliss! Oh, what bliss!\u201d Several mendicants heard him and thought, \u201cWithout a doubt, Venerable Bhaddiya leads the spiritual life dissatisfied. It\u2019s when recalling the pleasures of royalty he formerly enjoyed as a layperson that, even in the wilderness, at the foot of a tree, or in an empty dwelling, he frequently expresses this heartfelt sentiment: \u2018Oh, what bliss! Oh, what bliss!\u2019\u201d Then those mendicants went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what was happening. So the Buddha addressed one of the monks, \u201cPlease, monk, in my name tell the mendicant Bhaddiya that the Teacher summons him.\u201d \u201cYes, sir,\u201d that monk replied. He went to Bhaddiya and said to him, \u201cReverend Bhaddiya, the Teacher summons you.\u201d \u201cYes, reverend,\u201d Bhaddiya replied. He went to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him: \u201cIs it really true, Bhaddiya, that even in the wilderness, at the foot of a tree, or in an empty dwelling, you frequently express this heartfelt sentiment: \u2018Oh, what bliss! Oh, what bliss!\u2019?\u201d \u201cYes, sir.\u201d \u201cBut why do you say this?\u201d \u201cFormerly, as a layperson ruling the land, my guard was well organized within and without the royal compound, within and without the city, and within and without the country. But although I was guarded and defended in this way, I remained fearful, scared, suspicious, and nervous. But these days, even when alone in the wilderness, at the foot of a tree, or in an empty dwelling, I\u2019m not fearful, scared, suspicious, or nervous. I live relaxed, unruffled, surviving on charity, my heart free as a wild deer. It is for this reason that, even in the wilderness, at the foot of a tree, or in an empty dwelling, I frequently expressed this heartfelt sentiment: \u2018Oh, what bliss! Oh, what bliss!\u2019\u201d Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha expressed this heartfelt sentiment: \u201cThey who hide no anger within, passed beyond any kind of existence; happy, free from fear and sorrow\u2014 even the gods can\u2019t see them.\u201d","title":"With Bhaddiya","tradition":"Khuddaka Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":389}