Saṃyutta Nikāya
II. Nidāna Vagga
12. Nidāna-Saṃyutta
1. Buddha Vagga
Sutta 3
Paṭipadā Suttaṃ
The Walk to Walk
Translated from the Pāḷi
by
Michael M. Olds
Once upon a time, The Lucky man,
Sāvatthi-town revisiting,
Jeta Grove,
Anathapiṇḍika's Sporting Grounds.
There then The Lucky Man addressed the beggars, saying:
"Beggars!"
And the beggars responding
"Bhante!"
The Lucky Man said this to them:
"I will teach you
the misguided walk-to-walk, beggars, and
the consummate walk-to-walk.
Give ear!
Give your mind over to
studious attention!
I will speak!"
And the beggars responding:
"Even so, Bhante!"
The Lucky Man then said:
And what, beggars,
is the misguided walk-to-walk?
Rebounding off blindness, beggars,
own-making
rebounding off own-making,
consciousness
rebounding off consciousness,
named-form
rebounding off named-form,
the six-realms
rebounding off the six-realms,
touch
rebounding off touch,
sensation
rebounding off sensation,
thirst
rebounding off thirst,
bind-ups
rebounding off bind-ups,
existence
rebounding off existence,
birth
rebounding off birth,
aging and death
grief and lamentation
pain and misery
and despair
become one's own.
This, beggars, is what is called
'the misguided walk-to-walk.'
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And what, beggars,
is the consummate walk-to-walk?
The utter dispassionate
ending of blindness
ends own-making;
own-making ending,
ends consciousness;
consciousness ending,
ends named-form;
named-form ending,
ends the six-realms;
the six-realms ending,
ends touch;
touch ending,
ends sensation;
sensation ending,
ends thirst;
thirst ending,
ends bind-ups
bind-ups ending,
ends existence;
existence ending,
ends birth;
birth ending,
ends aging and death,
grief and lamentation;
pain and misery;
and despair.
Thus in this way comes
the ending to the self
of this whole pile of pain."
This, beggars, is what is called
'the consummate walk-to-walk.'"
