Silāyūpa Sutta
SuttaA discourse in which Sāriputta tells the monks that a wholly liberated monk’s mind cannot be overwhelmed by sense objects, likening it to a deeply embedded stone pillar unmoved by wind, taught after a dispute with Candikāputta over Devadatta’s teachings.
Sāriputta tells the monks that when a monk is wholly freed, objects, sounds, scents, etc., that come within the range of his senses, cannot overwhelm his mind. It is like a stone column sixteen cubits ¹ (kukkuka) long, one half of it buried in the ground, which cannot be shaken by the wind.
The sutta was taught as the result of a conversation between Sāriputta and Candikāputta regarding the teachings of Devadatta. A.iv.402 f.
Sāriputta contradicts the explanation given by Candikāputta regarding the teaching of Devadatta.
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