AN 10.1 · Pali Canon (Tipiṭaka) – English & Pāli · Verses Across
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AN 10.1What’s the Goal? · Kimatthiyasutta
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Buddhism · Sutta Pitaka · Numbered Discourses (Aṅguttara)
AN 10.1
What’s the Goal? · Kimatthiyasutta
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So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Then Venerable Ānanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
“But what is the goal and benefit of disillusionment and dispassion?” “Knowledge and vision of freedom is the goal and benefit of disillusionment and dispassion.
So, Ānanda, the goal and benefit of skillful ethics is not having regrets. Joy is the goal and benefit of not having regrets. Rapture is the goal and benefit of joy. Tranquility is the goal and benefit of rapture. Bliss is the goal and benefit of tranquility. Immersion is the goal and benefit of bliss. Truly knowing and seeing is the goal and benefit of immersion. Disillusionment and dispassion is the goal and benefit of truly knowing and seeing. Knowledge and vision of freedom is the goal and benefit of disillusionment and dispassion. So, Ānanda, skillful ethics progressively lead up to the highest.”
