Help |
Home »
Tipitaka »
Sutta Pitaka »
Khuddaka Nikaya »
Udana »
Context of this sutta
Udana VII.2
Bhaddiya Sutta
About Bhaddiya the Dwarf (2)
For free distribution only, as a gift of Dhamma
I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Savatthi, in Jeta's Grove, Anathapindika's monastery. At that time Ven. Sariputta was with a variety of approaches instructing, urging, rousing, and encouraging Ven. Bhaddiya the Dwarf with Dhamma-talk to an even greater extent, as he thought that Bhaddiya was still just a learner.
The Blessed One saw that Ven. Sariputta was with a variety of approaches instructing, urging, rousing, and encouraging Ven. Bhaddiya the Dwarf with Dhamma-talk to an even greater extent, as he thought that Bhaddiya was still just a learner.
Then, on realizing the significance of that, the Blessed One on that occasion exclaimed:
He has broken the cycle,
attained freedom from desire.
The dried-up stream
no longer flows.
The cycle, broken,
no longer turns.
This, just this,
is the end of stress.
See also: Ud VII.1.
Revised: 10 November 1999
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/khuddaka/udana/ud7-2.html