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Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses

SN43: Connected Discourses on the Unconditioned

SN43:2 Serenity and Insight

1"Bhikkhus, I will teach you the unconditioned and the path leading to the unconditioned. Listen to that … .

1"Asaṅkhatañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi asaṅkhatagāmiñca maggaṁ. Taṁ suṇātha.

"And what, bhikkhus, is the unconditioned? The destruction of lust, the destruction of hatred, the destruction of delusion: this is called the unconditioned.

Katamañca, bhikkhave, asaṅkhataṁ? Yo, bhikkhave, rāgakkhayo dosakkhayo mohakkhayo – idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asaṅkhataṁ.

"And what, bhikkhus, is the path leading to the unconditioned? Serenity and insight: this is called the path leading to the unconditioned … ."

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, asaṅkhatagāmimaggo? Samatho ca vipassanā ca. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asaṅkhatagāmimaggo … pe … .

Dutiyaṁ.