Saṁyutta Nikāya:
III. Khandhā Vagga:
22: Khandhāsaṁyutta

Paṭhama Kathika Suttaṁ

Sutta 115

The Teacher (1)¹

 

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Thus have I heard:

The Exalted One was once staying near Sāvatthī
at the Jeta Grove in Anāthapiṇḍika's Park.

Then a certain brother came to the Exalted One
and saluting him
sat down at one side.

So seated
that brother thus addressed the Exalted One:

"'Norm-teacher, Norm-teacher,' is the saying, lord.

How far, lord, is one a Norm-teacher?"

"If a brother teaches a doctrine
of revulsion from body,
of its fading away,
its ceasing,
well may he be called
'Norm-teacher,' brother.

If a brother be apt
for revulsion from body,
for its fading away,
its ceasing,
well may he be called
'one apt in teaching
what conforms with the Norm.'²

If a brother,
by revulsion from body
be released from grasping
by making it to fade away,
by making it to cease,
well may he be called
'a brother who in this very life hath won Nibbāna.'

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"If a brother teaches a doctrine
of revulsion from feeling,
of its fading away,
its ceasing,
well may he be called
'Norm-teacher,' brother.

If a brother be apt
for revulsion from feeling,
for its fading away,
its ceasing,
well may he be called
'one apt in teaching
what conforms with the Norm.'

If a brother,
by revulsion from feeling
be released from grasping
by making it to fade away,
by making it to cease,
well may he be called
'a brother who in this very life hath won Nibbāna.'

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"If a brother teaches a doctrine
of revulsion from perception,
of its fading away,
its ceasing,
well may he be called
'Norm-teacher,' brother.

If a brother be apt
for revulsion from perception,
for its fading away,
its ceasing,
well may he be called
'one apt in teaching
what conforms with the Norm.'

If a brother,
by revulsion from perception
be released from grasping
by making it to fade away,
by making it to cease,
well may he be called
'a brother who in this very life hath won Nibbāna.'

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"If a brother teaches a doctrine
of revulsion from the activities,
of its fading away,
its ceasing,
well may he be called
'Norm-teacher,' brother.

If a brother be apt
for revulsion from the activities,
for its fading away,
its ceasing,
well may he be called
'one apt in teaching
what conforms with the Norm.'

If a brother,
by revulsion from the activities
be released from grasping
by making it to fade away,
by making it to cease,
well may he be called
'a brother who in this very life hath won Nibbāna.'

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[140] "If a brother teaches a doctrine
of revulsion from consciousness,
of its fading away,
its ceasing,
well may he be called
'Norm-teacher,' brother.

If a brother be apt
for revulsion from consciousness,
for its fading away,
its ceasing,
well may he be called
'one apt in teaching
what conforms with the Norm.'

If a brother,
by revulsion from consciousness
be released from grasping
by making it to fade away,
by making it to cease,
well may he be called
'a brother who in this very life hath won Nibbāna.'³

 

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¹ Cf. S. ii, 18: K.S. ii, 14.

² Dhammānudhamma paṭipanno.

³ Comy. says the first is a preacher, the second (sekha) one on the Paths, the third (asekha) is Arahant.