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The Discourse on What Has Come to Be
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On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī.
There the Blessed One addressed the Venerable Sāriputta -
"This was said, Sāriputta, in the Pārāyana, in Ajita's Question -
Tell me, prudent one, when asked, their conduct, dear sir.'
"How, Sāriputta, should the meaning of what was spoken in brief be understood in detail?" When this was said, the Venerable Sāriputta remained silent. For the second time the Blessed One addressed the Venerable Sāriputta... etc. For the second time the Venerable Sāriputta remained silent. For the third time the Blessed One addressed the Venerable Sāriputta - "This was said, Sāriputta, in the Pārāyana, in Ajita's Question -
Tell me, prudent one, when asked, their conduct, dear sir.'
"How, Sāriputta, should the meaning of what was spoken in brief be understood in detail?" For the third time the Venerable Sāriputta remained silent.
"Do you see, Sāriputta, 'This has come to be'?" 'This has come to be' - venerable sir, one sees as it really is with right wisdom. Having seen 'This has come to be' as it really is with right wisdom, one is practising for disenchantment, dispassion, and cessation of what has come to be. 'It has originated from that nutriment' - one sees as it really is with right wisdom. Having seen 'It has originated from that nutriment' as it really is with right wisdom, one is practising for disenchantment, dispassion, and cessation of what has originated from nutriment. 'From the cessation of that nutriment, what has come to be has the nature of cessation' - one sees as it really is with right wisdom. Having seen 'From the cessation of that nutriment, what has come to be has the nature of cessation' as it really is with right wisdom, one is practising for disenchantment, dispassion, and cessation of what has the nature of cessation. Thus indeed, venerable sir, one is a trainee.
"And how, venerable sir, is one who has comprehended the teachings? 'This has come to be' - venerable sir, one sees as it really is with right wisdom. Having seen 'This has come to be' as it really is with right wisdom, through disenchantment, dispassion, and cessation of what has come to be, one is liberated by non-clinging. 'It has originated from that nutriment' - one sees as it really is with right wisdom. Having seen 'It has originated from that nutriment' as it really is with right wisdom, through disenchantment, dispassion, and cessation of what has originated from nutriment, one is liberated by non-clinging. 'From the cessation of that nutriment, what has come to be has the nature of cessation' - one sees as it really is with right wisdom. Having seen 'From the cessation of that nutriment, what has come to be has the nature of cessation' as it really is with right wisdom, through disenchantment, dispassion, and cessation of what has the nature of cessation, one is liberated by non-clinging. Thus indeed, venerable sir, one is one who has comprehended the teachings. Thus indeed, venerable sir, that which was said in the Pārāyana, in Ajita's Question -
Tell me, prudent one, when asked, their conduct, dear sir.'
"I, venerable sir, understand in detail the meaning of what was spoken in brief thus."
"Good, good, Sāriputta, 'This has come to be,' Sāriputta, one sees as it really is with right wisdom. Having seen 'This has come to be' as it really is with right wisdom, one is practising for disenchantment, dispassion, and cessation of what has come to be. 'It has originated from that nutriment' - one sees as it really is with right wisdom. Having seen 'It has originated from that nutriment' as it really is with right wisdom, one is practising for disenchantment, dispassion, and cessation of what has originated from nutriment. 'From the cessation of that nutriment, what has come to be has the nature of cessation' - one sees as it really is with right wisdom. Having seen 'From the cessation of that nutriment, what has come to be has the nature of cessation' as it really is with right wisdom, one is practising for disenchantment, dispassion, and cessation of what has the nature of cessation. Thus indeed, Sāriputta, one is a trainee.
"And how, Sāriputta, is one who has understood the phenomena? 'This has come to be,' Sāriputta, one sees as it really is with right wisdom. Having seen 'This has come to be' as it really is with right wisdom, through disenchantment, dispassion, and cessation of what has come to be, one is liberated by non-clinging. 'It has originated from that nutriment' - one sees as it really is with right wisdom. Having seen 'It has originated from that nutriment' as it really is with right wisdom, through disenchantment, dispassion, and cessation of what has originated from nutriment, one is liberated by non-clinging. 'From the cessation of that nutriment, what has come to be has the nature of cessation' - one sees as it really is with right wisdom. Having seen 'From the cessation of that nutriment, what has come to be has the nature of cessation' as it really is with right wisdom, through disenchantment, dispassion, and cessation of what has the nature of cessation, one is liberated by non-clinging. Thus indeed, Sāriputta, is one who has understood the phenomena. Thus indeed, Sāriputta, what was said in the Pārāyana, in the Questions of Ajita -
Tell me, prudent one, when asked, their conduct, dear sir.'
This, Sāriputta, is how the meaning of what was spoken in brief should be understood in detail." The first.