Nandiyasutta

Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.10

Linked Discourses 45.10

1. Avijjāvagga

1. Ignorance

Nandiyasutta

With Nandiya

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

Atha kho nandiyo paribbājako yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.

Then the wanderer Nandiya went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him.

Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho nandiyo paribbājako bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side, and said to the Buddha:

“kati nu kho, bho gotama, dhammā bhāvitā bahulīkatā nibbānaṅgamā honti nibbānaparāyanā nibbānapariyosānā”ti?

“Worthy Gotama, how many things, when developed and cultivated, have extinguishment as their target, destination, and culmination?”

“Aṭṭhime kho, nandiya, dhammā bhāvitā bahulīkatā nibbānaṅgamā honti nibbānaparāyanā nibbānapariyosānā.

“These eight things, when developed and cultivated, have extinguishment as their target, destination, and culmination.

Katame aṭṭha?

What eight?

Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.

They are: right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.

Ime kho, nandiya, aṭṭha dhammā bhāvitā bahulīkatā nibbānaṅgamā honti nibbānaparāyanā nibbānapariyosānā”ti.

These eight things, when developed and cultivated, have extinguishment as their target, destination, and culmination.”

Evaṁ vutte, nandiyo paribbājako bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

When he said this, the wanderer Nandiya said to the Buddha,

“abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama, abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama …pe…

“Excellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent! …

upāsakaṁ maṁ bhavaṁ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.

From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”

Dasamaṁ.

Avijjāvaggo paṭhamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Avijjañca upaḍḍhañca,

sāriputto ca brāhmaṇo;

Kimatthiyo ca dve bhikkhū,

vibhaṅgo sūkanandiyāti.