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The Discourse on Mālukyaputta
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Then the Venerable Mālukyaputta approached the Blessed One;
having approached, he paid respect to the Blessed One and sat down to one side.
Seated to one side, the Venerable Mālukyaputta said this to the Blessed One -
"It would be good, venerable sir, if the Blessed One would expound to me the Teaching in brief, so that having heard the Teaching from the Blessed One, I might dwell alone, withdrawn, diligent, ardent, and resolute." "Here now, Mālukyaputta, what shall we say to the young monks; when indeed you who are old, aged, elderly, request exhortation in brief from the Truth-finder!" "Let the Blessed One expound to me the Teaching in brief, venerable sir; let the Fortunate One expound to me the Teaching in brief. Perhaps I might understand the meaning of the Blessed One's saying; perhaps I might become an heir to the Blessed One's saying."
"Mālukyaputta, there are these four arisings of craving where craving when arising arises in a monk. Which four? Mālukyaputta, craving when arising arises in a monk because of robes. Or, Mālukyaputta, craving when arising arises in a monk because of almsfood. Or, Mālukyaputta, craving when arising arises in a monk because of lodging. Or, Mālukyaputta, craving when arising arises in a monk because of this or that existence. These, Mālukyaputta, are the four arisings of craving where craving when arising arises in a monk. When, Mālukyaputta, for a monk craving has been abandoned, its root cut off, made like a palm stump, brought to obliteration, subject to non-arising in the future, this is called, Mālukyaputta, 'a monk who has cut off craving, turned back the mental fetters, through the complete full realisation of conceit has made an end of suffering.'"
Then the Venerable Mālukyaputta, exhorted by the Blessed One with this exhortation, having risen from his seat, having paid respect to the Blessed One, having circumambulated him keeping him on his right, departed. Then dwelling alone, withdrawn, diligent, ardent, and resolute, the Venerable Mālukyaputta soon realised for himself, with direct knowledge, in this very life, that unsurpassed consummation of the holy life for the sake of which sons of good family rightly go forth from home into homelessness; and, having entered upon it, he dwelt in it. He directly knew: "Birth is eliminated, the holy life has been lived, what had to be done has been done, there is no more coming back to any state of being." And the Venerable Mālukyaputta became one of the Worthy Ones. The fourth.