Saṁyutta Nikāya 2.7
Translators: sujato and bodhi
Linked Discourses 2.7
1. Paṭhamavagga
Chapter One
Pañcālacaṇḍasutta
With Pañcālacaṇḍa Pañcālacaṇḍa
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
At Sāvatthī.
Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho pañcālacaṇḍo devaputto bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:
Standing to one side, the god Pañcālacaṇḍa recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
Standing to one side, the young deva Pañcālacaṇḍa recited this verse in the presence of the Blessed One:
“Sambādhe vata okāsaṁ,
“The opening amid confinement
“The one of broad wisdom has indeed found
Avindi bhūrimedhaso;
was discovered by the Buddha of vast intelligence,
The opening in the midst of confinement,
Yo jhānamabujjhi buddho,
who woke up to absorption,
The Buddha who discovered jhāna,
Paṭilīnanisabho munī”ti.
the sage, the solitary bull.”
The withdrawn chief bull, the sage. ”
“Sambādhe vāpi vindanti,
“Even amid confinement they discover,”
“Even in the midst of confinement they find it,
(pañcālacaṇḍāti bhagavā)
said the Buddha to Pañcālacaṇḍa,
[O Pañcālacaṇḍa, ” said the Blessed One, ]
Dhammaṁ nibbānapattiyā;
“the principle for attaining extinguishment.
“The Dhamma for the attainment of Nibbāna—
Ye satiṁ paccalatthaṁsu,
Those who have acquired mindfulness
Those who have acquired mindfulness,
Sammā te susamāhitā”ti.
are perfectly serene in samādhi.”
Those perfectly well concentrated. ”