10.
The Discourse on Udāyi
211.
On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling among the Sumbhas at Setaka, a market town of the Sumbhas.
Then the Venerable Udāyī approached the Blessed One, etc.
Seated to one side, the Venerable Udāyī said this to the Blessed One -
"Wonderful, venerable sir, marvellous, venerable sir! How great is my affection and respect and shame and moral fear towards the Blessed One, venerable sir. For I, venerable sir, formerly being a householder, had no regard for the Teaching, had no regard for the monastic community. Considering affection and respect and shame and moral fear towards the Blessed One, I went forth from home into homelessness. To me the Blessed One expounded the Teaching - 'Such is matter, such is the origin of matter, such is the passing away of matter; such is feeling... etc. such is perception... such are activities... such is consciousness, such is the origin of consciousness, such is the passing away of consciousness.'
"Having gone to an empty house, turning over and over these five aggregates of clinging, I directly knew as it really is: 'This is suffering'; I directly knew as it really is: 'This is the origin of suffering'; I directly knew as it really is: 'This is the cessation of suffering'; I directly knew as it really is: 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering.' The Teaching has been fully realised by me, venerable sir, and the path has been attained by me; which, when developed and cultivated by me, will lead one dwelling thus and thus to that state, so that I - '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' - I shall understand.
"The enlightenment factor of mindfulness has been attained by me, venerable sir, which, when developed and cultivated by me, will lead one dwelling thus and thus to that state, so that I - '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' - I shall understand... etc. The enlightenment factor of equanimity has been attained by me, venerable sir, which, when developed and cultivated by me, will lead one dwelling thus and thus to that state, so that I - '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' - I shall understand. This path has been attained by me, venerable sir, which, when developed and cultivated by me, will lead one dwelling thus and thus to that state, so that I - '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' - I shall understand."
"Good, good, Udāyī! This indeed is the path attained by you, Udāyī, which, when developed and cultivated by you, will lead one dwelling thus and thus to that state, so that you - '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' - you shall understand." The tenth.