Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.52
Translators: sujato
Numbered Discourses 9.52
6. Khemavagga
6. A Safe Place
Khemasutta
A Safe Place
“‘Khemaṁ, kheman’ti, āvuso, vuccati.
“Reverend, they speak of ‘a safe place’.
Kittāvatā nu kho, āvuso, khemaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatā”ti?
In what way did the Buddha speak of a safe place?”
“Idhāvuso, bhikkhu vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.
“First, take a mendicant who, quite secluded from sensual pleasures … enters and remains in the first absorption.
Ettāvatāpi kho, āvuso, khemaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatā pariyāyena …pe….
To this extent the Buddha spoke of a safe place in a qualified sense. …
Puna caparaṁ, āvuso, bhikkhu sabbaso nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ upasampajja viharati, paññāya cassa disvā āsavā parikkhīṇā honti.
Furthermore, take a mendicant who, going totally beyond the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, enters and remains in the cessation of perception and feeling. And, having seen with wisdom, their defilements come to an end.
Ettāvatāpi kho, āvuso, khemaṁ vuttaṁ bhagavatā nippariyāyenā”ti.
To this extent the Buddha spoke of a safe place in a definitive sense.”
Paṭhamaṁ.