Rebirth is bad and the ceasing of rebirth is good

“The wanderer Samandakani asked Venerable Sariputta: “Pray, your reverence, what is good and what is bad?”

“Your reverence, rebirth is bad and the ceasing of rebirth is good. Where there is rebirth this bad may be seen: cold and heat, hunger and thirst, defecation and urination, contact with fire, rod and spear, even abuse from one’s own relatives and friends when they congregate together. But when there is the ceasing of rebirth this good may be seen: no cold or heat, no hunger and thirst, no defecation and urination, no contact with fire, rod and spear and no abuse from one’s relatives and friends when they congregate together.’” – Anguttara Nikaya V.120

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