Saṁyutta Nikāya 2.2

Translators: sujato and bodhi

Linked Discourses 2.2

1. Paṭhamavagga
Chapter One

Dutiyakassapasutta

With Kassapa (2nd) Kassapa (Second)

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
At Sāvatthī.

Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho kassapo devaputto bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:
Standing to one side, the god Kassapa recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
Standing to one side, the young deva Kassapa recited this verse in the presence of the Blessed One:

“Bhikkhu siyā jhāyī vimuttacitto,
“Suppose a mendicant is a meditator, freed in mind.
“A bhikkhu should be a meditator,

Ākaṅkhe ce hadayassānupattiṁ;
If they want to reach the heart’s peace,
One who is liberated in mind, If he desires the heart’s attainment,

Lokassa ñatvā udayabbayañca,
having known the arising and passing of the world,
Having known the world’s rise and fall,

Sucetaso anissito tadānisaṁso”ti.
healthy-minded, independent, that is their reward.”
Let him be lofty in mind and unattached, bent on that as his advantage.”