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# Snp 5:9 · 5:9 Todeyya’s Questions
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/snp-5-9/
- Published: 2026-06-01T01:03:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:49:48.000Z
- Description: Sutta Nipāta · Snp 5:9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Sutta Nipāta, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:29

One in whom

no sensualities dwell;

in whom

no craving is found;

who has crossed over perplexity—

his emancipation:

What is it like?

The Buddha:

One in whom

no sensualities dwell;

in whom

no craving is found;

who has crossed over perplexity—

his emancipation

is not other than that.[1](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/StNp/StNp5%5F9.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co)

Todeyya:

Is he without desire,

or desiring?

Discerning or

still acquiring discernment?

Describe the sage to me, Sakyan,

All-around Eye,

so that I may recognize

what he is like.

The Buddha:

He’s without desire,

not desiring;

discerning,

not still acquiring discernment.

Recognize the sage, Todeyya,

as having nothing,

unentangled

in sensuality

& becoming.

vv. 1088–1091

Note

1\. Nd IIA: The ending of craving is, in and of itself, emancipation. See [SN 43](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-43/).

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