The one who beholds that which has become as become
Passes beyond that becoming
And is released from craving for sensation.
In that which really is, he understands becoming.
Free from longing for birth or death,
He finds the true meaning of the end of becoming.
-Itivuttaka Sutta
"The one who beholds" is the disciple sitting in insight meditation whose mind is single-mindedly focused on attaining nirvana.
"That which has become" is tathata, the state of awakening in mind and in body.
When such a person views the Buddha as awakened, sh/he transcends the single-mindedness of samadhi.
In transcending nirvana, s/he lets go of vainly grasping and loses all "craving for sensation."
Having realized true Dharma as Truth, s/he "understands becoming."
Being liberated "from longing for birth and death", such a person discovers "the true meaning of the end of becoming", nirvana.
Originally published: November 23, 2005 2351H
Updated: February 26, 2013 0928H
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See also: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/khuddaka/iti/tb0/index.html#glossary
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