his passions quelled, the veil cast off. Rid of stress and weariness, he sees this world and the next. Those who do his bidding, both lay and renunciate, shake off wickedness, impure and blameworthy. He’s surrounded by pure people, who cast aside stains, callousness, sin, and corruptions.’” a way of life that’s fair, pure, and just. That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.