2. Vihāravagga

2. Meditation

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.13

Linked Discourses 45.13

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2. Vihāravagga

2. Meditation

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Sekkhasutta

A Trainee

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and asked him,

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“‘sekkho, sekkho’ti, bhante, vuccati.

“Sir, they speak of the one called ‘a trainee’.

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Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, sekkho hotī”ti?

How is a trainee defined?”

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“Idha, bhikkhu, sekkhāya sammādiṭṭhiyā samannāgato hoti …pe… sekkhena sammāsamādhinā samannāgato hoti.

“Mendicant, it’s someone who has a trainee’s right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.

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Ettāvatā kho, bhikkhu, sekkho hotī”ti.

That’s how a trainee is defined.”

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Tatiyaṁ.