#5. Householders

A noble disciple does not wonder about the links of dependent origination, as they see it for themselves, independent of others.At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, a learned noble disciple doesn’t think: ‘When what exists, what is? Due to the arising of what, what arises? When what exists do choices come to be? When what exists does consciousness come to be? When what exists do name and form … the six sense fields … contact … feeling … craving … grasping … continued existence … rebirth … old age and death come to be? [Read More]

A noble disciple does not wonder about the links of dependent origination, as they see it for themselves, independent of others.At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, a learned noble disciple doesn’t think: ‘When what exists, what is? Due to the arising of what, what arises? When what exists do name and form come to be? What what exists do the six sense fields … contact … feeling … craving … grasping … continued existence … rebirth … old age and death come to be? [Read More]

A brahmin cosmologist asks the Buddha whether all exists or nothing exists. The Buddha rejects both views as extreme.At Sāvatthī. Then a brahmin cosmologist went up to the Buddha … Seated to one side he said to the Buddha: “Master Gotama, does all exist?” “‘All exists’: this is the oldest cosmology, brahmin.” “Then does all not exist?” “‘All doesn’t exist’: this is the second cosmology. “Well, is all a unity?” “‘All is a unity’: this is the third cosmology. [Read More]

The brahmin Jāṇussoṇi asks the Buddha whether all exists or nothing exists. The Buddha rejects both views as extreme.At Sāvatthī. Then the brahmin Jāṇussoṇi went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him. Seated to one side he said to the Buddha: “Master Gotama, does all exist?” “‘All exists’: this is one extreme, brahmin.” “Then does all not exist?” “‘All doesn’t exist’: this is the second extreme. Avoiding these two extremes, the Realized One teaches by the middle way: ‘Ignorance is a condition for choices. [Read More]

A brahmin asks whether the person who acts is the same or different to the person who receives the result. The Buddha rejects both views as extreme.At Sāvatthī. Then a certain brahmin went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha: “Master Gotama, does the person who does the deed experience the result? [Read More]

While on retreat, the Buddha exclaims how the origin and ending of the world are explained in terms of sense experience giving rise to craving and suffering. A mendicant overhears him, and the Buddha urges him to remember that teaching.So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying at Nādika in the brick house. Then while the Buddha was in private retreat he spoke this exposition of the teaching: “Eye consciousness arises dependent on the eye and sights. [Read More]

The origin and ending of the world are explained in terms of sense experience giving rise to craving and suffering.At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, I will teach you the origin and ending of the world. Listen and pay close attention, I will speak.” “Yes, sir,” they replied. The Buddha said this: “And what, mendicants, is the origin of the world? Eye consciousness arises dependent on the eye and sights. The meeting of the three is contact. [Read More]

The origin and ending of suffering are explained in terms of sense experience giving rise to craving.At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, I will teach you the origin and ending of suffering. Listen and pay close attention, I will speak.” “Yes, sir,” they replied. The Buddha said this: “And what, mendicants, is the origin of suffering? Eye consciousness arises dependent on the eye and sights. The meeting of the three is contact. Contact is a condition for feeling. [Read More]

A noble disciple who is a layperson has eliminated the fear that comes from breaking precepts, possesses the four factors of stream-entry, and understands dependent origination.At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, when a noble disciple has quelled five dangers and threats, has the four factors of stream-entry, and has clearly seen and comprehended the noble cycle with wisdom, they may, if they wish, declare of themselves: ‘I’ve finished with rebirth in hell, the animal realm, and the ghost realm. [Read More]

A noble disciple who is a layperson has eliminated the fear that comes from breaking precepts, possesses the four factors of stream-entry, and understands dependent origination.At Sāvatthī. Then the householder Anāthapiṇḍika went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. Seated to one side, the Buddha said to the householder Anāthapiṇḍika: “Householder, when a noble disciple has quelled five dangers and threats, has the four factors of stream-entry, and has clearly seen and comprehended the noble cycle with wisdom, they may, if they wish, declare of themselves: ‘I’ve finished with rebirth in hell, the animal realm, and the ghost realm. [Read More]