Then Ven. Samiddhi went to Ven. Sariputta and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat to one side. As he was sitting there, Ven. Sariputta said to him: |
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-"Based on what, Samiddhi, do thoughts & resolves arise in a person?" |
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- "Based on name & form, sir." |
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-"And how do they go to diversity?" |
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-"Through the properties, sir." |
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-"And what do they have as their origination?" |
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-"They have contact as their origination, sir." |
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-"And what do they have as their meeting place?" |
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-"They have feeling as their meeting place, sir." |
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- "And what do they have as their presiding state?" |
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-"They have concentration as their presiding state, sir." |
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-"And what do they have as their governing principle?" |
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-"They have mindfulness as their governing principle, sir." |
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-"And what do they have as their surpassing state?" |
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-"They have discernment as their surpassing state, sir. " |
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- "And what do they have as their heartwood?" |
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-"They have release as their heartwood, sir." |
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-"And where do they gain their footing?" |
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-"They gain their footing in the deathless, sir." |
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Samiddhi, on being asked, 'Based on what do thoughts & resolves arise in a person?' you have answered, 'Based on name & form. |
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"When asked, 'And how do they go to diversity?' you have answered, 'Through the properties.' |
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"When asked, 'And what do they have as their origination?' you have answered, 'They have contact as their origination.' |
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"When asked, 'And what do they have as their meeting place?' you have answered, 'They have feeling as their meeting place.' |
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"When asked, 'And what do they have as their presiding state?' you have answered, 'They have concentration as their presiding state.' |
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"When asked, 'And what do they have as their governing principle?' you have answered, 'They have mindfulness as their governing principle.' |
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"When asked, 'And what do they have as their surpassing state?' you have answered, 'They have discernment as their surpassing state.' |
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"When asked, 'And what do they have as their heartwood?' you have answered, 'They have release as their heartwood.' |
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"When asked, 'And where do they gain their footing?' you have answered, 'They gain their footing in the deathless.' |
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Very good, Samiddhi, very good. It's good, the way you have answered when questioned, but don't get conceited about that." |
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