AN 2.57 - AN 2.57
Translated by Bhikkhu Candana
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Candana source labels: 57. Site text ID: AN 2.57.

57. “Bhikkhus, a loud and an earthshaking thunder bolt does not frighten these two beings. Which two?

“One is a Bhikkhu, who has destroyed his heart’s contaminants (āsavas); and the other is a thoroughbred tusker elephant.

“Therefore, Bhikkhus, a loud and an earthshaking thunder bolt does not frighten these two beings.”