Becoming Bhava Sutta (SN 38:13)

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('â', Becoming, becoming,â it is said, my friend Sṅriputta. Which becoming (are they referring to)?" "There are these three becomings: sensuality becoming, form becoming, formless becoming. These are the three becomings." "But is there a path, is there a practice for the full comprehension of these becomings?" "Yes, there is a path, there is a practice for the full comprehension of these becomings." "Then what is the path, what is the practice for the full comprehension of these becomings?" "Precisely this noble eightfold path, my friend: right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. This is the path, this is the practice for the full comprehension of these becomings." "Itâs an auspicious path, my friend, an auspicious practice for the full comprehension of these becomings—enough for the sake of heedfulness." See also: AN 1:329; AN 3:77; Iti 49; Iti 51; Iti 72; Iti 73 - --> - - - -