5.
The Discourse on What Is Not to Be Regretted
15.
There the Venerable Sāriputta addressed the monks:
"In such and such a way, friends, a monk leads his life in such and such a way that for one leading his life thus death causes distress.
And how, friends, does a monk lead his life in such and such a way that for one leading his life thus death causes distress?
"Here, friends, a monk delights in work, is devoted to work, is given to delight in work; delights in talk, etc. delights in sleep, delights in company, delights in bonding, delights in obsession, is devoted to obsession, is given to delight in obsession. Thus, friends, a monk leads his life in such and such a way that for one leading his life thus death causes distress. This is called, friend - 'a monk taking delight in identity has not abandoned identity for the complete ending of suffering.'
"In such and such a way, friends, a monk leads his life in such and such a way that for one leading his life thus death does not cause distress. And how, friends, does a monk lead his life in such and such a way that for one leading his life thus death does not cause distress?
"Here, friends, a monk does not delight in work, is not devoted to work, is not given to delight in work; does not delight in talk, etc. does not delight in sleep, does not delight in company, does not delight in bonding, does not delight in obsession, is not devoted to obsession, is not given to delight in obsession. Thus, friends, a monk leads his life in such and such a way that for one leading his life thus death does not cause distress. This is called, friend - 'a monk delighting in Nibbāna has abandoned identity for the complete ending of suffering.'"
He has failed to attain Nibbāna, the unsurpassed freedom from bondage.
He has attained Nibbāna, the unsurpassed freedom from bondage." The fifth.