[514] "What, friend (āvuso) Sāriputta, is difficult to do in this Dhamma and Discipline?"
"Going forth (pabbajjā), friend, is difficult to do in this Dhamma and Discipline."
"But, friend, what is difficult to do for one who has gone forth?"
"For one who has gone forth, friend, finding delight (abhirati) is difficult to do."
"But, friend, what is difficult to do for one who has found delight?"
"For one who has found delight, friend, the practice in accordance with the Dhamma (dhammānudhammapaṭipatti) is difficult to do."
"But, friend, how long would it take for a bhikkhu practicing in accordance with the Dhamma to become an arahant (arahaṃ)?"
"Not long, friend."
The Sāmaṇḍaka Saṃyutta is concluded.
The summary of contents (uddāna) is the same as for the preceding sutta.
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Moggallāna Saṃyutta
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.