AN 10.95 - 10.100 With Upali Part 2
Mar 27, 04:17 PM
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An 10.95 The wanderer Uttiya asks the Buddha a series of ten metaphysical questions as to whether the cosmos is finite, etc. The Buddha responds by saying that he only teaches the end of suffering. Uttiya goes on to ask whether all beings will be liberated. The Buddha is silent, and Ānanda answers on his behalf.
AN 10.96 The wanderer Kokanada meets Ānanda at the baths and engages him on the topic of the ten metaphysical questions.
AN 10.97 With ten qualities, a mendicant is worthy.
AN 10.98 With ten qualities, a senior mendicant is at ease wherever they live.
AN 10.99 When Upāli asks to go into retreat, the Buddha warns him that secluded wilderness dwellings are hard to endure unless one is accomplished in meditation. He gives a long account of the training required before going into solitude, and ends by encouraging Upāli to stay in the Saṅgha.
AN 10.100 Ten things must be given up before attaining perfection.
AN 10.96 The wanderer Kokanada meets Ānanda at the baths and engages him on the topic of the ten metaphysical questions.
AN 10.97 With ten qualities, a mendicant is worthy.
AN 10.98 With ten qualities, a senior mendicant is at ease wherever they live.
AN 10.99 When Upāli asks to go into retreat, the Buddha warns him that secluded wilderness dwellings are hard to endure unless one is accomplished in meditation. He gives a long account of the training required before going into solitude, and ends by encouraging Upāli to stay in the Saṅgha.
AN 10.100 Ten things must be given up before attaining perfection.