The Buddha teaches on the six sense bases regarding at nāḷandā, guiding disciples toward discernment of sense experience and release from clinging.

SN 35.126 At Nāḷandā

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā nāḷandāyaṁ viharati pāvārikambavane.

Atha kho, upāli gahapati, yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho, upāli gahapati, bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo yena m’idhekacce sattā diṭṭheva dhamme no parinibbāyanti? Ko pana, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo yena m’idhekacce sattā diṭṭheva dhamme parinibbāyantī”ti?

(Yathā purimasuttantaṁ, evaṁ vitthāretabbaṁ.)

“Ayaṁ kho, gahapati, hetu ayaṁ paccayo yena m’idhekacce sattā diṭṭheva dhamme parinibbāyantī”ti.

Tatiyaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā nāḷandāyaṁ viharati pāvārikambavane.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Nāḷandā in Pāvārika’s mango grove.

Atha kho, upāli gahapati, yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho, upāli gahapati, bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then the householder Upāli went up to the Buddha … and asked him,

“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo yena m’idhekacce sattā diṭṭheva dhamme no parinibbāyanti?

“What is the cause, sir, what is the reason why some sentient beings are not fully extinguished in this very life?

Ko pana, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo yena m’idhekacce sattā diṭṭheva dhamme parinibbāyantī”ti?

What is the cause, sir, what is the reason why some sentient beings are fully extinguished in this very life?” …

(Yathā purimasuttantaṁ, evaṁ vitthāretabbaṁ.)

(Tell in full as in SN 35.124.)

“Ayaṁ kho, gahapati, hetu ayaṁ paccayo yena m’idhekacce sattā diṭṭheva dhamme parinibbāyantī”ti.

Tatiyaṁ.

Qualities:

Wisdom

Wisdom

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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