Tatiya Kukkutarama Sutta
Third Discourse at the Kukkutarama Monastery

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

SOURCE: "Three Groups of Related Discourses from
MAHAVAGGA SAMYUTTA"
Translated by Professor U Ko Lay, Yangon
Edited by the Editorial Committee, DFPPS (Myanmar Tipitaka Association), 1998 		{short description of image}

Third Discourse at the Kukkutarama Monastery

       20. It happened at Pataliputta. "Friend Ananda, it is said: 'Noble Life of Purity, Noble Life of Purity': Ananda, what constitutes, the Noble Life of Purity? Who is endowed with the Noble Life of Purity? What is the goal of the Noble Life of Purity" "Good, good, Friend Bhadda: you have and excellent enquiring mind: you have sharp intelligence; and you put a good question, Friend Bhadda. You ask me, "Friend Ananda, it is said; 'the Noble Life of Purity, the Noble Life of Purity; what constitutes the Noble Life of Purity? Who is endowed with the Noble Life of Purity? What is the goal of the Noble Life of Purity? Do you not? "Yes, I do, friend". The Noble life of Purity, friend, is only this, Ariya Path of Eight constituents, namely, Right View ... p ... Right Concentration: whoever is endowed with the Ariya Path of Eight Constituents is said to he one endowed with the Noble Life of Purity; Friend. The goal of the Noble Life of Purity is Nibbana involving the extinction of attachment, the extinction of hatred and the extinction of bewilderment."

End of the Tatiya Kukkutarama Sutta,

the tenth in this Vagga.

END OF VIHARA VAGGA,
THE SECOND VAGGA

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