the fruits of the ascetic life
sāmaññaphala sutta
Dīgha Nikāya 2 of 34
Translated by: Rupert Gethin
Read by: Roland Kitchen
Description
This sutta is a dialogue between King Ajātasattu and the the Buddha and is an account of the Buddha's path in a framework which answers the question, "why embark on the difficult and demanding life of an ascetic?"