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The Discourse on Samiddhi
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Then the Venerable Samiddhi approached the Venerable Sāriputta;
having approached, he paid respect to the Venerable Sāriputta and sat down to one side.
To the Venerable Samiddhi seated to one side, the Venerable Sāriputta said this -
"What is the object, Samiddhi, from which a person's thoughts and applied thoughts arise?"
"Having mentality-materiality as object, venerable sir."
"But where, Samiddhi, do they go to diversity?"
"In the elements, venerable sir."
"But what is their origin, Samiddhi?"
"Contact is their origin, venerable sir."
"But what is their meeting point, Samiddhi?"
"Feeling is their meeting point, venerable sir."
"But what is their chief, Samiddhi?"
"Concentration is their chief, venerable sir."
"But what is their authority, Samiddhi?"
"Mindfulness is their authority, venerable sir."
"But what is higher than them, Samiddhi?"
"Wisdom is higher, venerable sir."
"But what is their core, Samiddhi?"
"Liberation is their core, venerable sir."
"But what are they grounded upon, Samiddhi?"
"Grounded upon the Deathless, venerable sir."
"'What is the object, Samiddhi, from which a person's thoughts and applied thoughts arise?' - thus asked, you say 'Having mentality-materiality as object, venerable sir.' 'But where, Samiddhi, do they go to diversity?' - thus asked, you say 'In the elements, venerable sir.' 'But what is their origin, Samiddhi?' - thus asked, you say 'Contact is their origin, venerable sir.' 'But what is their meeting point, Samiddhi?' - thus asked, you say 'Feeling is their meeting point, venerable sir.' 'But what is their chief, Samiddhi?' - thus asked, you say 'Concentration is their chief, venerable sir.' 'But what is their authority, Samiddhi?' - thus asked, you say 'Mindfulness is their authority, venerable sir.' 'But what is higher than them, Samiddhi?' - thus asked, you say 'Wisdom is higher, venerable sir.' 'But what is their core, Samiddhi?' - thus asked, you say 'Liberation is their core, venerable sir.' 'But what are they grounded upon, Samiddhi?' - thus asked, you say 'Grounded upon the Deathless, venerable sir.' Good, good, Samiddhi! Good indeed that you, Samiddhi, answer each question as asked, but do not be conceited on that account." The fourth.