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The Second Discourse Connected with Nibbāna
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Thus have I heard -
On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's park.
Now at that time the Blessed One was instructing, encouraging, inspiring, and gladdening the monks with a talk on the Teaching connected with Nibbāna.
And those monks, having given attention, having reflected, having collected together with the whole mind, listen to the Teaching with ears inclined.
Then the Blessed One, having understood this matter, at that time uttered this inspired utterance -
"Difficult to see is the unbent by name, for the truth is not easy to see;
Craving is penetrated for one who knows, for one who sees there is nothing." The second.