Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa

2.1.10 Dutiyasāmaññasuttaṃ - The Purpose of Being a Sāmañña

Sāvatthinidānaṃ. “Sāmaññañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, sāmaññatthañca. Taṃ suṇātha. Katamañca kho, bhikkhave, sāmaññaṃ?

Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṃ– sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi. Idaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, sāmaññaṃ.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sāmaññattho?

Yo kho, bhikkhave, rāgakkhayo dosakkhayo mohakkhayo– ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, sāmaññattho”ti.

Paṭipattivaggo, Maggasaṃyuttaṃ, Mahāvaggo, Saṃyuttanikāyo,


Vocabulary
  1. dosakkhayo - [dosa + k + khayo] destruction of ill-will
  2. mohakkhayo - [moha + k + khayo] destruction of delusion
  3. rāgakkhayo - [rāga + k + khayo] destruction of craving
  4. sāmaññatthañca - [sāmañña + atthaṃ + ca] ascetic + meaning, benefit, purpose + and

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