With Sāmaṇḍaka on Extinguishment

At one time Venerable Sāriputta was staying in the land of the Vajjis near Ukkacelā on the bank of the Ganges river.*See notes on DN 16:2.1.2, SN 47.13:1.1, and SN 47.14:1.1. The Buddha taught there in MN 34. | The commentary requires the reading ukkacelā (“cloth firebrand”) but its story is contrived. The variant ukkavelā (“firebrand shore”) suggests there may have been a lighthouse there.Then the wanderer Sāmaṇḍaka went up to Venerable Sāriputta and exchanged greetings with him.When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to Sāriputta:

Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā sāriputto vajjīsu viharati ukkacelāyaṁ gaṅgāya nadiyā tīre. *ukkacelāyaṁ → ukkavelāyaṁ (bj, pts1ed)Atha kho sāmaṇḍako paribbājako yenāyasmā sāriputto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmatā sāriputtena saddhiṁ sammodi. *sāmaṇḍako → sāmaṇḍakāni (bj)Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho sāmaṇḍako paribbājako āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ etadavoca:

At one time Venerable Sāriputta was staying in the land of the Vajjis near Ukkacelā on the bank of the Ganges river.*See notes on DN 16:2.1.2, SN 47.13:1.1, and SN 47.14:1.1. The Buddha taught there in MN 34. | The commentary requires the reading ukkacelā (“cloth firebrand”) but its story is contrived. The variant ukkavelā (“firebrand shore”) suggests there may have been a lighthouse there.Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā sāriputto vajjīsu viharati ukkacelāyaṁ gaṅgāya nadiyā tīre. *ukkacelāyaṁ → ukkavelāyaṁ (bj, pts1ed)Then the wanderer Sāmaṇḍaka went up to Venerable Sāriputta and exchanged greetings with him.Atha kho sāmaṇḍako paribbājako yenāyasmā sāriputto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmatā sāriputtena saddhiṁ sammodi. *sāmaṇḍako → sāmaṇḍakāni (bj)When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to Sāriputta:Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho sāmaṇḍako paribbājako āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ etadavoca:

“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘extinguishment’.What is extinguishment?”

“‘Nibbānaṁ, nibbānan’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati. Katamaṁ nu kho, āvuso, nibbānan”ti?

“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘extinguishment’.“‘Nibbānaṁ, nibbānan’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati. What is extinguishment?”Katamaṁ nu kho, āvuso, nibbānan”ti?

“Reverend, the ending of greed, hate, and delusionis called extinguishment.”

“Yo kho, āvuso, rāgakkhayo dosakkhayo mohakkhayo—idaṁ vuccati nibbānan”ti.

“Reverend, the ending of greed, hate, and delusion“Yo kho, āvuso, rāgakkhayo dosakkhayo mohakkhayo—is called extinguishment.”idaṁ vuccati nibbānan”ti.

“It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulnesssatiAtención plena, memoria, poderes de referencia y retención. En algunos contextos, la palabra sati cuando se usa sola cubre también la alerta (sampajañña).Ver en el glosario, and right immersion.This is the path, the practice, for realizing this extinguishment.”

“Ayameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, etassa nibbānassa sacchikiriyāya, seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi. Ayaṁ kho, āvuso, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā, etassa nibbānassa sacchikiriyāyā”ti.

“It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:“Ayameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, etassa nibbānassa sacchikiriyāya, seyyathidaṁ—right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi. This is the path, the practice, for realizing this extinguishment.”Ayaṁ kho, āvuso, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā, etassa nibbānassa sacchikiriyāyā”ti.

“Reverend, this is a fine path, a fine practice, for realizing this extinguishment.Just this much is enough for diligence.”

“Bhaddako, āvuso, maggo bhaddikā paṭipadā, etassa nibbānassa sacchikiriyāya. Alañca panāvuso sāriputta, appamādāyā”ti.

“Reverend, this is a fine path, a fine practice, for realizing this extinguishment.“Bhaddako, āvuso, maggo bhaddikā paṭipadā, etassa nibbānassa sacchikiriyāya. Just this much is enough for diligence.”Alañca panāvuso sāriputta, appamādāyā”ti.