10. Thus have I heard. On a certain occasion the Blessed One dwelt at Savatthi, in the Jetavana, the garden of Anâthapindika.
Now at that time the venerable Sariputta was sitting, not far from the Blessed One, in a cross-legged position, with body erect, contemplating his own state of tranquillity.
And the Blessed One beheld the venerable Sariputta sitting, not far off, in a cross-legged position, with body erect, contemplating his own state of tranquillity.
And the Blessed One, in this connection, on that occasion, breathed forth this solemn utterance:–
| “The Bhikkhu whose mind is wholly calm, Who has severed that which leads to a desire for existence, By him the succession of births has been ended, He is released from the bonds of the Wicked One.” |