Two Tameable Elephants

2 discourses

Discourses

MN 90 Kaṇṇakatthala sutta - At Kaṇṇakatthala

Can anyone know everything all at once? Does birth define spiritual potential? King Pasenadi questions the Buddha on omniscience, the spiritual equality of castes, and the nature of deities, exploring whether true liberation is identical for all who strive.

PTS 2.125–2.132

MN 125 Dantabhūmi sutta - Ground of Mastery

After Prince Jayasena expresses disbelief about the possibility of attaining unification of mind, the Buddha explains why a life of sensual pleasure blinds one to spiritual truths using two vivid similes. He then uses an analogy of taming a wild elephant, showing how training and renunciation lead to true mastery.

PTS 3.128–3.137