1:10 ṅḍavaka

- suttas - - evening talks - short morning talks - lectures - guided meditations - talk collections - other themes - chants - - - - à¹à¸à¸¢ - Franā§ais - Espaā±ol - - Portuguāªs - РÑÑÑкий - - - УкÑаÑнÑÑка Submit Search - Home - Suttas - KN - Sn - Sn 1:10 ṅḍavaka ## Browse Suttas Go to Sutta Nipṅta index Sn index ## 1:10  ṅḍavaka (This sutta is identical with SN 10:12.) I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying at ṅḍavī in the haunt of the ṅḍavaka yakkha. Then the ṅḍavaka yakkha went to the Blessed One and on arrival said to him: "Get out, contemplative!" [Saying,] "All right, my friend," the Blessed One went out. "Come in, contemplative!" "All right, my friend," the Blessed One went in. A second time.⦠A third time, the ṅḍavaka yakkha said to the Blessed One, "Get out, contemplative!" "All right, my friend," the Blessed One went out. "Come in, contemplative!" "All right, my friend," the Blessed One went in. Then a fourth time, the ṅḍavaka yakkha said to the Blessed One, "Get out, contemplative!" "I wonât go out, my friend. Do what you have to do." "I will ask you a question, contemplative. If you canât answer me, I will hurl out your mind or rip open your heart or, grabbing you by the feet, hurl you across the Ganges." "My friend, I see no one in the cosmos with its devas, Mṅras, & Brahmṅs, in this generation with its contemplatives & brahmans, its royalty & commonfolk, who could hurl out my mind or rip open my heart or, grabbing me by the feet, hurl me across the Ganges. But nevertheless, ask me what you wish." ṅḍavaka: What     is a personâs highest wealth here? What,    when well-practiced, brings bliss? What     is the most excellent of savors? Living in what way is oneâs life called the best? The Buddha: Conviction     is a personâs highest wealth here. Dhamma,     well-practiced, brings bliss. Truth          is the most excellent of savors.1 Living with discernment, oneâs life is called best. ṅḍavaka: How     does one cross over the flood? How     over the sea? How     does one overcome suffering & stress? How     is a person purified? The Buddha: Through conviction     one crosses over the flood. Through heedfulness,     the sea. Through persistence     one overcomes suffering & stress. Through discernment     a person is purified. ṅḍavaka: How     does one gain discernment? How     does one find wealth? How     does one attain honor? How     bind friends to oneself? Passing from this world to the next world, how     does one not grieve? The Buddha: Convinced of the arahantsâ Dhamma for attaining unbinding, —heedful, investigating— one listening well gains discernment. Doing whatâs fitting, enduring burdens, one with initiative finds wealth. Through truth one attains honor. Giving binds friends to oneself. Endowed with these four qualities, —truth, self-control, stamina, generosity— a householder of conviction, on passing away, doesnât grieve. Now, go ask others, common brahmans & contemplatives, if anything better than truth, self-control, stamina, & generosity here can be found. ṅḍavaka: How could I go ask common brahmans & contemplatives?— now that today I discern what benefits the next life. It was truly for my well-being that the Awakened One came to stay in ṅḍavī. Today I discern where what is given bears great fruit. I will wander from village to village, town to town, paying homage     to the One Self-Awakened & to the Dhammaâs     true rightness. vv. 181–192 Note 1. This is apparently a reference to the concept of "savor" (rasa) in Indian aesthetic theory. For more on this topic, see the Introduction to this translation. See also: MN 35; Sn 2:5 - --> - - - -