Saɱyutta Nikāya
I. Sagatha Vagga
11. Sakkasaɱyutta
Sutta 15
Rāmaṇeyyaka Suttaṃ
A Delightful Place
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Sourced from the edition at dhammatalks.org
Provenance, terms and conditons
[15.1][piya][rhyc][bodh] On one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
Then Sakka the deva-king went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, stood to one side.
As he was standing there, he said to the Blessed One, "What, lord, is a delightful place?"
The Buddha:
"Park shrines, forest shrines,
well-constructed lotus ponds
aren't worth one-sixteenth
of a delightful human being.
In village or wilds,
valley, plateau:
that place is delightful
where arahants dwell."[1]
