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SN 21 Bhikkhu Saį¹yutta
(12 suttas)
Bhikkhu Vagga
SN 21.1 Kolita:(lay name of mahÄ moggallÄna): "noble silence" is second jhÄna.
SN 21.2 Upatissa: (lay name of sariputta): āThat must be because Venerable SÄriputta has long ago totally uprooted ego, possessiveness, and the underlying tendency to conceit. So even if the Teacher were to decay and perish, it wouldnāt give rise to sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress in him.ā
SN 21.3 Ghaį¹a : mound of salt: moggallana and sariputta praise each other as the best
SN 21.4 Nava-bhikkhu: junior-monk: attains 4j and arahantship quickly, but doesn't help other monks with chores
SN 21.5 Su-jÄta: good-birth (name of monk): buddha praises him for being beautiful in two ways, on the outside (rupa handsome) and inside (arahant)
SN 21.6 Lakuį¹į¹akaĀbhaddiya : name of monk : āMendicants, do you you see this monk comingāugly, unsightly, deformed, and despised by the mendicants?ā āYes, sir.ā āThat mendicant is very mighty and powerful. Itās not easy to find an attainment that he has not already attained. And he has realized the supreme end of the spiritual path in this very life
SN 21.7 VisÄkhaĀpaƱcÄli-putta: visakha(name of monk)-pancali's-son: buddha praises him as an arahant with great skill in teaching and is qualified to teach, not a teacher with no attainment praised as a skilled teacher
SN 21.8 Nanda : buddha's cousin: nanda was concerned with wearing nice robes, good food, wearing makeup. later he followed the buddha's advice and lived in seclusion practicing austerities, wearing rag robes, eating simple food.
SN 21.9 Tissa : buddha's cousin: tissa was crying because of being scolded by other monks. buddha tells him he shouldn't be angry, and he should be able to take what he dishes out to others.
SN 21.10 TheranÄmaka: this elder was famous for practicing solitude. buddha then teaches him the full meaning of living alone - āThat is a kind of living alone, I donāt deny it. But as to how living alone is fulfilled in detail, listen and pay close attention, I will speak.ā āYes, sir,ā he replied. āAnd how, Senior, is living alone fulfilled in detail? Itās when whatās in the past is given up, whatās in the future is relinquished, and desire and greed for present incarnations is eliminated. Thatās how living alone is fulfilled in detail.ā
SN 21.11 MahÄkappina: buddha praises this arahant who is "white, thin, and pointing nose." then goes on to say -
āKhattiyo seį¹į¹ho janetasmiį¹,
āThe aristocrat is best of those people
ye gottapaį¹isÄrino;
who take clan as the standard.
VijjÄcaraį¹asampanno,
But one accomplished in knowledge and conduct
so seį¹į¹ho devamÄnuse.
is best of gods and humans.
SN 21.12 SahÄyaka: companions: buddha praises these arahant disciples of mahakappina
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