Dear Piya,
Here are two passages:
SN 2.16.9 (Kassapasamyutta-- Jhanas and direct knowledges, BB I/p.673)
- Bhikkhus, to whatever extent I wish, I understand the minds of other beings and persons, having encompassed them with my own mind. I understand a mind with lust as a mind with lust; a mind without lust as a mind without lust; a mind with hatred... without hatred... with delusion... without delusion... a contracted mind as contracted and a distracted mind as distracted; an exalted mind... unexalted... surpassable mind... unsurpassable... a concentrated mind... unconcentrated... a liberated mind... and an unliberated mind as unliberated..
AN 6.6.62 (Book of the sixes, Great Chapter, The solemn utterance, PTS Engl. vol 3/p.288)
- Even so, Ananda, by mind compassing mind, I know of some person: "There is good and evil in him"-- and then: "The good has disappeared, the evil is uppermost; but the root of goodness is not cut off and from that good will proceed. Thus he is bound not to fall in future." Verily, Ananda, thus, by mind compassing mind, the person of man is known to the Tathaagata; thus by mind compassing mind, the feelings and thoughts of man are known to the Tathaagata; thus, by mind compassing mind, the future rise of things [Dhammasamuppaado] is known to the Tathaagata."
I hope this is what you were looking for,
Rene
----- Original Message -----
From: Piya Tan
To: Pali Website
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 7:29 AM
Subject: [Pali] Buddha knows
Dear Pali friends,
I have just completed a paper on "Money and Monastics" (a study of the 2nd
Council, the Maniculaka Sutta, etc). I forget a reference, wonder if anyone
can help.
Does anyone remember the reference in the Suttas where the Buddha declares
that the Buddha/s and the devas know/see everything that we do (or
something to that effect).
Sukhi.
Piya
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