SN 21.12 — Companions

At Sāvatthī. Then two mendicants who were companions, protégés of Venerable Mahākappina, went to the Buddha. The Buddha saw them coming off in the distance, and addressed the mendicants: “Mendicants, do you see those monks coming who are companions, protégés of Venerable Mahākappina?” “Yes, sir.” “Those mendicants are very mighty and powerful. It’s not easy to find an attainment that they have not already attained. And they’ve realized the supreme culmination of the spiritual path in this very life. They live having achieved with their own insight the goal for which gentlemen rightly go forth from the lay life to homelessness.” That is what the Buddha said. Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say: “These companion mendicants have been together for a long time. The true teaching has brought them together, the teaching proclaimed by the Buddha. They’ve been well trained by Kappina in the teaching proclaimed by the Noble One. They bear their final body, having vanquished Māra with his legions.” The Linked Discourses on monks are complete. The Book of Causality is finished. The Group of Linked Discourses Beginning With the Aggregates Linked Discourses on the Aggregates Contents The First Fifty The Chapter on Nakula’s Father SN 22.1 Nakula’s Father Nakulapitusutta SN 22.2 At Devadaha Devadahasutta SN 22.3 With Hāliddikāni Hāliddikānisutta SN 22.4 Hāliddikāni (2nd) Dutiyahāliddikānisutta SN 22.5 Development of Immersion Samādhisutta SN 22.6 Retreat Paṭisallāṇasutta SN 22.7 Anxiety Because of Grasping Upādāparitassanāsutta SN 22.8 Anxiety Because of Grasping (2nd) Dutiyaupādāparitassanāsutta SN 22.9 Impermanence in the Three Times Kālattayaaniccasutta SN 22.10 Suffering in the Three Times Kālattayadukkhasutta SN 22.11 Not-Self in the Three Times Kālattayaanattasutta The Chapter on Impermanence SN 22.12 Impermanence Aniccasutta SN 22.13 Suffering Dukkhasutta SN 22.14 Not-Self Anattasutta SN 22.15 That Which is Impermanent Yadaniccasutta SN 22.16 That Which is Suffering Yaṁdukkhasutta SN 22.17 That Which is Not-Self Yadanattāsutta SN 22.18 Impermanence With Its Cause Sahetuaniccasutta SN 22.19 Suffering With Its Cause Sahetudukkhasutta SN 22.20 Not-Self With Its Cause Sahetuanattasutta SN 22.21 With Ānanda Ānandasutta The Chapter on the Burden SN 22.22 The Burden of Responsibility Bhārasutta SN 22.23 Complete Understanding Pariññasutta SN 22.24 Directly Knowing Abhijānasutta SN 22.25 Desire and Greed Chandarāgasutta SN 22.26 Gratification Assādasutta SN 22.27 Gratification (2nd) Dutiyaassādasutta SN 22.28 Gratification (3rd) Tatiyaassādasutta SN 22.29 Taking Pleasure Abhinandanasutta SN 22.30 Arising Uppādasutta SN 22.31 The Root of Gloom Aghamūlasutta SN 22.32 Brittle Pabhaṅgusutta The Chapter on Not Yours SN 22.33 It’s Not Yours Natumhākasutta SN 22.34 It’s Not Yours (2nd) Dutiyanatumhākasutta SN 22.35 A Mendicant Aññatarabhikkhusutta SN 22.36 A Mendicant (2nd) Dutiyaaññatarabhikkhusutta SN 22.37 With Ānanda Ānandasutta SN 22.38 With Ānanda (2nd) Dutiyaānandasutta SN 22.39 In Line With the Teaching Anudhammasutta SN 22.40 In Line With the Teaching (2nd) Dutiyaanudhammasutta SN 22.41 In Line With the Teaching (3rd) Tatiyaanudhammasutta SN 22.42 In Line With the Teaching (4th) Catutthaanudhammasutta The Chapter on Be Your Own Island SN 22.43 Be Your Own Island Attadīpasutta SN 22.44 Practice Paṭipadāsutta SN 22.45 Impermanence Aniccasutta SN 22.46 Impermanence (2nd) Dutiyaaniccasutta SN 22.47 Ways of Regarding Samanupassanāsutta SN 22.48 Aggregates Khandhasutta SN 22.49 With Soṇa Soṇasutta SN 22.50 With Soṇa (2nd) Dutiyasoṇasutta SN 22.51 The End of Relishing Nandikkhayasutta SN 22.52 The End of Relishing (2nd) Dutiyanandikkhayasutta The Middle Fifty The Chapter on Involvement SN 22.53 Involvement Upayasutta SN 22.54 Seeds of Plants Bījasutta SN 22.55 An Inspired Saying Udānasutta SN 22.56 Rounds of the Grasping Aggregates Upādānaparipavattasutta SN 22.57 Seven Cases Sattaṭṭhānasutta SN 22.58 The Fully Awakened Buddha Sammāsambuddhasutta SN 22.59 The Characteristic of Not-Self Anattalakkhaṇasutta SN 22.60 With Mahāli Mahālisutta SN 22.61 Burning Ādittasutta SN 22.62 The Scope of Definition Niruttipathasutta The Chapter on the Perfected Ones SN 22.63 When You Grasp Upādiyamānasutta SN 22.64 Conceiving Maññamānasutta SN 22.65 When You Take Pleasure Abhinandamānasutta SN 22.66 Impermanence Aniccasutta SN 22.67 Suffering Dukkhasutta SN 22.68 Not-Self Anattasutta SN 22.69 Not Belonging to Self Anattaniyasutta SN 22.70 Definitely Arousing Rajanīyasaṇṭhitasutta SN 22.71 With Rādha Rādhasutta SN 22.72 With Surādha Surādhasutta The Chapter on Itchy SN 22.73 Gratification Assādasutta SN 22.74 Origin Samudayasutta SN 22.75 Origin (2nd) Dutiyasamudayasutta SN 22.76 The Perfected Ones Arahantasutta SN 22.77 The Perfected Ones (2nd) Dutiyaarahantasutta SN 22.78 The Lion Sīhasutta SN 22.79 Bitable Khajjanīyasutta SN 22.80 Beggars Piṇḍolyasutta SN 22.81 At Pārileyyaka Pālileyyasutta SN 22.82 A Full Moon Night Puṇṇamasutta The Chapter on Senior Mendicants SN 22.83 With Ānanda Ānandasutta SN 22.84 With Tissa Tissasutta SN 22.85 With Yamaka Yamakasutta SN 22.86 With Anurādha Anurādhasutta SN 22.87 With Vakkali Vakkalisutta SN 22.88 With Assaji Assajisutta SN 22.89 With Khemaka Khemakasutta SN 22.90 With Channa Channasutta SN 22.91 Rāhula Rāhulasutta SN 22.92 Rāhula (2nd) Dutiyarāhulasutta The Chapter on Flowers SN 22.93 A River Nadīsutta SN 22.94 Flowers Pupphasutta SN 22.95 A Lump of Foam Pheṇapiṇḍūpamasutta SN 22.96 A Lump of Cow Dung Gomayapiṇḍasutta SN 22.97 A Fingernail Nakhasikhāsutta SN 22.98 Plain Version Suddhikasutta SN 22.99 A Leash Gaddulabaddhasutta SN 22.100 A Leash (2nd) Dutiyagaddulabaddhasutta SN 22.101 The Adze Vāsijaṭasutta SN 22.102 The Perception of Impermanence Aniccasaññāsutta The Final Fifty The Chapter on Sides SN 22.103 Ends Antasutta SN 22.104 Suffering Dukkhasutta SN 22.105 Substantial Reality Sakkāyasutta SN 22.106 Should Be Completely Understood Pariññeyyasutta SN 22.107 Ascetics (1st) Samaṇasutta SN 22.108 Ascetics (2nd) Dutiyasamaṇasutta SN 22.109 A Stream-Enterer Sotāpannasutta SN 22.110 A Perfected One Arahantasutta SN 22.111 Giving Up Desire Chandappahānasutta SN 22.112 Giving Up Desire (2nd) Dutiyachandappahānasutta The Chapter on a Dhamma Speaker SN 22.113 Ignorance Avijjāsutta SN 22.114 Knowledge Vijjāsutta SN 22.115 A Dhamma speaker Dhammakathikasutta SN 22.116 A Dhamma speaker (2nd) Dutiyadhammakathikasutta SN 22.117 Shackles Bandhanasutta SN 22.118 Questioning Paripucchitasutta SN 22.119 Questioning (2nd) Dutiyaparipucchitasutta SN 22.120 Things That Tighten Fetters Saṁyojaniyasutta SN 22.121 Things That Fuel Grasping Upādāniyasutta SN 22.122 An Ethical Mendicant Sīlavantasutta SN 22.123 Learned Sutavantasutta SN 22.124 With Kappa Kappasutta SN 22.125 With Kappa (2nd) Dutiyakappasutta The Chapter on Ignorance SN 22.126 Liable to Originate Samudayadhammasutta SN 22.127 Liable to Originate (2nd) Dutiyasamudayadhammasutta SN 22.128 Liable to Originate (3rd) Tatiyasamudayadhammasutta SN 22.129 Gratification Assādasutta SN 22.130 Gratification (2nd) Dutiyaassādasutta SN 22.131 Origin Samudayasutta SN 22.132 Origin (2nd) Dutiyasamudayasutta SN 22.133 With Koṭṭhita Koṭṭhikasutta SN 22.134 With Koṭṭhita (2nd) Dutiyakoṭṭhikasutta SN 22.135 With Koṭṭhita (3rd) Tatiyakoṭṭhikasutta The Chapter on Burning Chaff SN 22.136 Burning Chaff Kukkuḷasutta SN 22.137 Impermanence Aniccasutta SN 22.138 Impermanence (2nd) Dutiyaaniccasutta SN 22.139 Impermanence (3rd) Tatiyaaniccasutta SN 22.140 Suffering Dukkhasutta SN 22.141 Suffering (2nd) Dutiyadukkhasutta SN 22.142 Suffering (3rd) Tatiyadukkhasutta SN 22.143 Not-Self Anattasutta SN 22.144 Not-Self (2nd) Dutiyaanattasutta SN 22.145 Not-Self (3rd) Tatiyaanattasutta SN 22.146 Full of Disillusionment Nibbidābahulasutta SN 22.147 Observing Impermanence Aniccānupassīsutta SN 22.148 Observing Suffering Dukkhānupassīsutta SN 22.149 Observing Not-Self Anattānupassīsutta The Chapter on Views SN 22.150 In Oneself Ajjhattasutta SN 22.151 This is Mine Etaṁmamasutta SN 22.152 This is My Self Soattāsutta SN 22.153 It Might Not Be Mine Nocamesiyāsutta SN 22.154 Wrong View Micchādiṭṭhisutta SN 22.155 Substantialist View Sakkāyadiṭṭhisutta SN 22.156 Theory of Self Attānudiṭṭhisutta SN 22.157 Insistence Abhinivesasutta SN 22.158 Insistence (2nd) Dutiyaabhinivesasutta SN 22.159 With Ānanda Ānandasutta The First Fifty The Chapter on Nakula’s Father