Snp 5:9 · 5:9 Todeyya’s Questions
One in whom
no sensualities dwell;
in whom
no craving is found;
who has crossed over perplexity—
his emancipation:
What is it like?
The Buddha:
One in whom
no sensualities dwell;
in whom
no craving is found;
who has crossed over perplexity—
his emancipation
is not other than that.1
Todeyya:
Is he without desire,
or desiring?
Discerning or
still acquiring discernment?
Describe the sage to me, Sakyan,
All-around Eye,
so that I may recognize
what he is like.
The Buddha:
He’s without desire,
not desiring;
discerning,
not still acquiring discernment.
Recognize the sage, Todeyya,
as having nothing,
unentangled
in sensuality
& becoming.
vv. 1088–1091
Note
1. Nd IIA: The ending of craving is, in and of itself, emancipation. See SN 43.
Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. © 2014 / rev. 2017 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu — released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 licence, for free distribution only. Source: dhammatalks.org (Metta Forest Monastery).
