Nālaka Sutta
SuttaThe eleventh discourse of the Mahā Vagga of the Suttanipāta, taught seven days after the Buddha’s first sermon to Nālaka, nephew of the seer Asita, on the practice proper to a recluse, preceded by introductory verses recounting the story of Asita and Nālaka.
The eleventh sutta of the Mahā Vagga of the Suttanipāta. Taught, seven days after the first discourse, to Nālaka (q.v.), nephew of Asita. The sutta itself is a discourse on the practice of a recluse (Moneyya-paṭipadā), but there are twenty introductory verses (called Vatthugāthā) giving the story of Asita and Nālaka (SN.vs. 679-723; SNA.ii.501).
The sutta is also called Nālaka paṭipadā. (J.i.55).
Snp 3.11
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