AN 8.83 · Sutta tentang Akar

Kenali dunia dalam sutta ini

Sutta ini menawarkan jawaban mendalam tentang hakikat segala sesuatu. Mari kita simak bagaimana Buddha merangkai delapan prinsip yang saling berhubungan ini.

TOKOH & TEMPAT

Sinopsis singkat

Dalam sutta ini, Buddha mengajarkan para bhikkhu bagaimana menjawab pertanyaan para pengembara agama lain tentang akar, asal, dan inti dari segala fenomena. Beliau memberikan delapan jawaban yang saling terkait, mulai dari keinginan sebagai akar hingga kebebasan sebagai inti, menunjukkan kerangka ajaran yang komprehensif.

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BAGIAN 2

an8.83:2.1 “Well then, mendicants, I will teach it.

an8.83:2.2 Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”

an8.83:2.3 “Yes, sir,” they replied.

an8.83:2.4 The Buddha said this:

an8.83:2.5 “Mendicants, if wanderers of other religions were to ask:

an8.83:2.6 ‘Reverends, all things have what as their root? What produces them? What is their origin? What is their meeting place? What is their chief? What is their ruler? What is their overseer? What is their core?’

an8.83:2.7 You should answer them:

an8.83:2.8 ‘Reverends, all things are rooted in desire. They are produced by application of mind. Contact is their origin. Feeling is their meeting place. Immersion is their chief. Mindfulness is their ruler. Wisdom is their overseer. Freedom is their core.’

an8.83:2.9 When questioned by wanderers of other religions, that’s how you should answer them.”