2.
The Discourse on Release
2.
At Sāvatthī.
Then a certain deity, when the night was far advanced, with surpassing beauty, having illuminated almost the entire Jeta's Grove, approached the Blessed One;
having approached, he paid respect to the Blessed One and stood to one side.
Standing to one side, that deity said this to the Blessed One -
"Do you know, sir, the release, the deliverance, the seclusion of beings?"
"I do know, friend, the release, the deliverance, the seclusion of beings."
"But in what way do you, sir, know the release, the deliverance, the seclusion of beings?"
"With the utter elimination of delight in becoming, with the extinction of perception and consciousness, with the cessation and peace of feelings - thus, friend, I know the release, the deliverance, the seclusion of beings."