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sn.35.66 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Samiddhi (2)

“Venerable sir, it is said, ‘a being, a being.’ In what way, venerable sir, might there be a being or the description of a being?”

The reply is as in the preceding sutta.

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh


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