“‘Satto, satto’ti, bhante, vuccati. Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, satto vā assa sattapaññatti vā”ti …pe….
Catutthaṁ.
The Buddha teaches on the six sense bases regarding samiddhi’s question about a sentient being, guiding disciples toward discernment of sense experience and release from clinging.
SN 35.66 Samiddhi’s Question About a Sentient Being
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“‘Satto, satto’ti, bhante, vuccati.
“Sir, they speak of this thing called a ‘sentient being’.
Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, satto vā assa sattapaññatti vā”ti …pe….
How do we define a sentient being or what is known as a sentient being?” …
Catutthaṁ.
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