2. Dutiya Vihara Sutta
The Second Discourse on Staying in Solitary Retreat

Vihara Vagga, Magga Samyutta
Mahavagga Samyutta, Samyutta Nikaya, Suttanta Pitaka

The second Discourse on Staying in Solitary Retreat

       12. The Bhagava was staying at Savatthi. (He said:), 'Bhikkhus, I want to stay in solitary retreat for the whole of three months. No one, except a bhikkhu to bring food to me, should approach me.' 'Very well, Venerable sir', said the bhikkhus and no one, except the bhikkhu taking food to the Bhagava, approached the Bhagava.

       Then after the three months were over, the Bhagava rose from his solitary retreat and addressed the bhikkhus:

       Bhikkhus, (during the three months retreat) I have been living, to a certain extent, just as I had lived during the first days of my Enlightenment. Living in this manner, I came to know that: By reason of Wrong View, sensation arises; by reason of extinction of Wrong View, sensation arises; by reason of Right View, sensation arises; ... p ... by reason of Wrong Concentration, sensation arises; by reason of extinction of Wrong Concentration, sensation arises; by reason of Right Concentration, sensation arises, by reason of extinction of Right Concentration, sensation arises; by reason of craving, sensation arises; by reason of calming of craving, sensation arises; by reason of initial application of the mind, sensation arises, by reason of extinction of the initial application of the mind, sensation arises; by reason of perception, sensation arises; by reason of extinction of perception, sensation arises. When there is non-extinction of craving, non-extinction of initial application of the mind non- extinction of perception by reason of such calming, sensation arises. When there is extinction of craving, extinction of initial application of the mind extinction of perception; by reason of such calming, sensation arises. When there is extinction of craving, extinction of initial application of the mind, extinction of perception; by reason of such calming, sensation arises. When there is strenuous effort to attain that which has not yet been attained (namely, Arahatship) and when it is attained, by reason of that effort, sensation arises.

End of the Dutiya Vihara Sutta,

the second in this Vagga.