10.
The Discourse to Nandiya
10.
At Sāvatthī.
Then the wandering ascetic Nandiya approached the Blessed One;
having approached, he exchanged friendly greetings with the Blessed One.
Having concluded the pleasant and memorable talk, he sat down to one side.
Seated to one side, the wandering ascetic Nandiya said this to the Blessed One -
"How many mental states, Master Gotama, when developed and cultivated, lead to Nibbāna, have Nibbāna as their ultimate goal, have Nibbāna as their final goal?"
"These eight mental states, Nandiya, when developed and cultivated, lead to Nibbāna, have Nibbāna as their ultimate goal, have Nibbāna as their final goal. What are the eight? That is: right view, etc. right concentration. These, Nandiya, are the eight mental states which, when developed and cultivated, lead to Nibbāna, have Nibbāna as their ultimate goal, have Nibbāna as their final goal." When this was said, the wandering ascetic Nandiya said this to the Blessed One - "Excellent, Master Gotama, excellent, Master Gotama! Etc. May Master Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge from this day forth for life." The tenth.