sn.45.10 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Nandiya

At Savatthī. Then the wanderer Nandiya approached the Blessed One and exchanged greetings with him. When they had concluded their greetings and cordial talk, he sat down to one side and said to the Blessed One: “How many things, Master Gotama, when developed and cultivated, lead to Nibbāna, have Nibbāna as their destination, Nibbāna as their final goal?”

“These eight things, Nandiya, when developed and cultivated, lead to Nibbāna, have Nibbāna as their destination, Nibbāna as their final goal. What eight? Right view … right concentration. These eight things, when developed and cultivated, lead to Nibbāna, have Nibbāna as their destination, Nibbāna as their final goal.”

When this was said, the wanderer Nandiya said to the Blessed One: “Magnificent, Master Gotama! Magnificent, Master Gotama!… From today let Master Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

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With Nandiya

At Sāvatthī.
Then the wanderer Nandiya went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him.
When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side, and said to the Buddha:
“Master Gotama, how many things, when developed and cultivated, have extinguishment as their culmination, destination, and end?”
“These eight things, when developed and cultivated, have extinguishment as their culmination, destination, and end.
What eight?
They are: right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.
These eight things, when developed and cultivated, have extinguishment as their culmination, destination, and end.”
When he said this, the wanderer Nandiya said to the Buddha,
“Excellent, Master Gotama! Excellent! …
From this day forth, may Master Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”