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 Then Ven. Maha Kotthita went to Ven. Sariputta and exchanged courteous greetings with him. After an exchange of friendly greetings & courtesies, he sat to one side. As he was sitting there, he said to Ven. Sariputta:  | 
          
      
       
 
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 "Is it the case, friend Sariputta, that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose, 'May an action [whose result] is to be experienced in the here-&-now be turned into an action [whose result] is to be experienced by me in a future life?'"  | 
          
      
       
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 -"No, my friend."  | 
          
      
       
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 Then is it the case, friend Sariputta, that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose, 'May an action [whose result] is to be experienced in a future life be turned into an action [whose result] is to be experienced by me in the here-&-now?  | 
          
      
       
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 -"No, my friend."  | 
         
      
       
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 Then is it the case, friend Sariputta, that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose, 'May an action [whose result] is to be experienced as pleasure be turned into an action [whose result] is to be experienced by me as pain?  | 
         
 
      
       
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 Then is it the case, friend Sariputta, that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose, 'May an action [whose result] is to be experienced as pain be turned into an action [whose result] is to be experienced by me as pleasure?  | 
         
 
      
       
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 Then is it the case, friend Sariputta, that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose, 'May an action [whose result] is to be experienced when fully ripened be turned into an action [whose result] is to be experienced by me when not fully ripened?'"  | 
          
      
       
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 Then is it the case, friend Sariputta, that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose, 'May an action [whose result] is to be experienced when not fully ripened be turned into an action [whose result] is to be experienced by me when fully ripened?  | 
          
      
       
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 Then is it the case, friend Sariputta, that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose, 'May an action [whose result] is to be experienced as a great deal be turned into an action [whose result] is to be experienced by me as next to nothing?  |  
          
      
       
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 Then is it the case, friend Sariputta, that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose, 'May an action [whose result] is to be experienced as next to nothing be turned into an action [whose result] is to be experienced by me as a great deal?  |          
      
       
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 Then is it the case, friend Sariputta, that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose, 'May an action [whose result] is to be experienced be turned into an action [whose result] is not to be experienced by me?  | 
          
      
       
 
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 Then is it the case, friend Sariputta, that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose, 'May an action [whose result] is not to be experienced be turned into an action [whose result] is to be experienced by me?  | 
          
      
       
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 Now, friend Sariputta, when you are asked, 'Is it the case that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose, "May an action [whose result] is to be experienced in the here-&-now be turned into an action [whose result] is to be experienced by me in a future life?"' you say, 'No, my friend.'  | 
          
      
       
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 When asked, 'Is it the case that the holy life is lived under the "Blessed One with the purpose, "May an action [whose result] is to be experienced in a future life be turned into an action [whose results] is to be experienced by me in the here-&-now", you say, 'No, my friend.  |          
      
       
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 When asked, 'Is it the case that the holy life is lived under the "Blessed One with the purpose, "May an action [whose result] is to be experienced as pleasure be turned into an action [whose result] is to be experienced by me as pain?", you say, 'No, my friend.  | 
          
      
       
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 When asked, 'Is it the case that the holy life is lived under the "Blessed One with the purpose, "May an action [whose result] is to be experienced as pain be turned into an action [whose result] is to be experienced by me as pleasure?"  | 
          
      
       
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 When asked, 'Is it the case that the holy life is lived under the "Blessed One with the purpose, "May an action [whose result] is to be experienced when not fully ripened be turned into an action [whose result] is to be experienced by me when fully ripened?" you say, 'No, my friend.  |         
      
       
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 When asked, 'Is it the case that the holy life is lived under the "Blessed One with the purpose, "May an action [whose result] is to be experienced as a great deal be turned into an action [whose result] is to be experienced by me as next to nothing?", you say, 'No, my friend.  | 
          
      
       
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 When asked, 'Is it the case that the holy life is lived under the "Blessed One with the purpose, "May an action [whose result] is to be experienced as next to nothing be turned into an action [whose result] is to be experienced by me as a great deal?", you say, 'No, my friend.  |           
      
       
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 When asked, 'Is it the case that the holy life is lived under the "Blessed One with the purpose, "May an action [whose result] is to be experienced be turned into an action [whose result] is not to be experienced by me?", you say, 'No, my friend.  | 
          
      
       
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 When asked, 'Is it the case that the holy life is lived under the "Blessed One with the purpose, "May an action [whose result] is not to be experienced be turned into an action [whose result] is to be experienced by me?"' you say, 'No, my friend.'  | 
          
      
       
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 So, then, with what purpose is the holy life lived under the Blessed One?"  | 
          
      
       
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 The holy life, my friend, is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose of knowing, seeing, attaining, realizing, & breaking through to what has been unknown, unseen, unattained, unrealized, and not broken through to  | 
          
      
       
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 And what, friend Sariputta, is the unknown, unseen, unattained, unrealized and not broken-through-to that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose of knowing, seeing, attaining, realizing, & breaking through to?  | 
          
      
       
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 -" This is stress," My friend, is the unknown, unseen, unattained, unrealized and not broken-through-to that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose of knowing, seeing, attaining, realizing, & breaking through to. This is the unknown, unseen, unattained, unrealized and not broken-through-to that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose of knowing, seeing, attaining, realizing, & breaking through to.  | 
          
      
       
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 'This is the origination of stress,' My friend, is the unknown, unseen, unattained, unrealized and not broken-through-to that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose of knowing, seeing, attaining, realizing, & breaking through to. This is the unknown, unseen, unattained, unrealized and not broken-through-to that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose of knowing, seeing, attaining, realizing, & breaking through to.  | 
          
      
       
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 'This is the cessation of stress,' My friend, is the unknown, unseen, unattained, unrealized and not broken-through-to that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose of knowing, seeing, attaining, realizing, & breaking through to. This is the unknown, unseen, unattained, unrealized and not broken-through-to that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose of knowing, seeing, attaining, realizing, & breaking through to.  | 
          
      
       
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 'This is the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress,' My friend, is the unknown, unseen, unattained, unrealized and not broken-through-to that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose of knowing, seeing, attaining, realizing, & breaking through to. This is the unknown, unseen, unattained, unrealized and not broken-through-to that the holy life is lived under the Blessed One with the purpose of knowing, seeing, attaining, realizing, & breaking through to.  | 
          
      
       
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