Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.14
Translators: sujato
Numbered Discourses 9.14
2. Sīhanādavagga
2. The Lion’s Roar
Samiddhisutta
With Samiddhi
Atha kho āyasmā samiddhi yenāyasmā sāriputto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ samiddhiṁ āyasmā sāriputto etadavoca:
Then Venerable Samiddhi went up to Venerable Sāriputta, bowed, and sat to one side. Venerable Sāriputta said to him:
“Kimārammaṇā, samiddhi, purisassa saṅkappavitakkā uppajjantī”ti?
“Samiddhi, based on what do thoughts arise in a person?”
“Nāmarūpārammaṇā, bhante”ti.
“Based on name and form, sir.”
“Te pana, samiddhi, kva nānattaṁ gacchantī”ti?
“Where do they become diversified?”
“Dhātūsu, bhante”ti.
“In the elements.”
“Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁsamudayā”ti?
“What is their origin?”
“Phassasamudayā, bhante”ti.
“Contact is their origin.”
“Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁsamosaraṇā”ti?
“What is their meeting place?”
“Vedanāsamosaraṇā, bhante”ti.
“Feeling is their meeting place.”
“Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁpamukhā”ti?
“What is their chief?”
“Samādhippamukhā, bhante”ti.
“Immersion is their chief.”
“Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁadhipateyyā”ti?
“What is their ruler?”
“Satādhipateyyā, bhante”ti.
“Mindfulness is their ruler.”
“Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁuttarā”ti?
“What is their overseer?”
“Paññuttarā, bhante”ti.
“Wisdom is their overseer.”
“Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁsārā”ti?
“What is their core?”
“Vimuttisārā, bhante”ti.
“Freedom is their core.”
“Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁogadhā”ti?
“What is their culmination?”
“Amatogadhā, bhante”ti.
“They culminate in freedom from death.”
“‘Kimārammaṇā, samiddhi, purisassa saṅkappavitakkā uppajjantī’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘nāmarūpārammaṇā, bhante’ti vadesi.
“Samiddhi, when you were asked what is the basis on which thoughts arise in a person, you answered ‘name and form’.
‘Te pana, samiddhi, kva nānattaṁ gacchantī’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘dhātūsu, bhante’ti vadesi.
When you were asked …
‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁsamudayā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘phassasamudayā, bhante’ti vadesi.
‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁsamosaraṇā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘vedanāsamosaraṇā, bhante’ti vadesi.
‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁpamukhā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘samādhippamukhā, bhante’ti vadesi.
‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁadhipateyyā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘satādhipateyyā, bhante’ti vadesi.
‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁuttarā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘paññuttarā, bhante’ti vadesi.
‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁsārā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘vimuttisārā, bhante’ti vadesi.
‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁogadhā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘amatogadhā, bhante’ti vadesi.
what is their culmination, you answered ‘freedom from death’.
Sādhu sādhu, samiddhi.
Good, good, Samiddhi!
Sādhu kho tvaṁ, samiddhi, puṭṭho puṭṭho vissajjesi, tena ca mā maññī”ti.
It’s good that you answered each question. But don’t get conceited because of that.”
Catutthaṁ.