Sāmaññaphala Sutta
Sign in to saveAlso known as DN 2, Samannaphala Sutta, Sāmañña-phala Sutta, Sāmaññaphala-sutta, Fruits of the Contemplative Life, Sutra of the Fruits of the Contemplative Life, Fruits of the Ascetic Life
2nd of 34 suttas in the Digha Nikaya; tells the story of King Ajatasattu of Magadha, who asked “What is the benefit of a contemplative life?” to many sages; after many unsatisfactory answers, he accepts the Buddha's answer and becomes a lay Buddhist
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- Instance of
- sutra
- Follows
- Brahmajāla Sutta
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- title
- The Fruits of the Ascetic Life
- characters
- The Buddha
- copyright status
- public domain
- catalog code
- DN 2
- work available at URL
- suttacentral.net./dn2
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