<p>Withdrawn here means "giving up", "surrender", "renounce".</p>

<p>He dwells withdrawn means that he lived a renounced live and this has the benefit of gaining wisdom.</p>

<p>Withdrawal of body and withdrawal of mind refers to precepts relating to the body and precepts relating to the mind.</p>

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<p>Piya Tan's comment for <a href="http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/44.13-Atthaka-Panna-S-a8.2-piya.pdf" rel="noreferrer">AN 8.2</a>:</p>
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<p>The third factor that conduces to developing wisdom in an individual is <strong>aloneness of body and of mind</strong> (<em>kāya,vūpakāsa citta,vūpakāsa</em>), that is, cultivating aloneness of both the body and the mind. The word <em><strong>vūpakāsa</strong></em> (“estrangement, alienation, separation, seclusion”) comes from the verb <em>vūpakāseti</em> (causative of <em>vavakassati</em>, “to be drawn away, to withdraw”). It is found in only as a suffix (in fine compositi) to these two compounds: <em>kāya,vūpakāsa</em> and <em>citta,vūpakāsa</em>.<sup>10</sup> These two terms also appear in <strong>the (Bojjhaṅga) Sīla Sutta</strong> (S 46.3), which should be studied with this Sutta.<sup>11</sup></p>
<p>“Aloneness” is not “loneliness” (where we miss someone or something familiar). Here, aloneness is where we leave behind the world we were familiar with to face ourself so that we dedicate ourself fully to the spiritual life. It means being undistracted by the world and worldliness, and to commit all our body and heart to our training.</p>
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<p>This quote is only the first subsection: see the PDF (pages 145 through 147) for further explanation (which describes bodily solitude, mental solitude, and spiritual solitude).</p>

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<p>In Bhikkhu Bodhi's "In the Buddha's Words", venerable Sariputta gives a discourse on "The Conditions for Wisdom", which contains eight causes and conditions for obtaining wisdom. He says,  </p>

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  <p>Having learned the Dhamma, he dwells withdrawn by way of two kinds of withdrawal: withdrawal of body and withdrawal of mind. This is the third cause and condition for obtaining the wisdom fundamental to the spiritual life.... (AN 8:2, abridged; IV 151-155) pg. 322</p>
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<p>What does it mean to be withdrawn in these two ways?</p>

<p>Thank you</p>

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What does venerable Sariputta mean by "dwelling withdrawn"?
# What does venerable Sariputta mean by "dwelling withdrawn"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-10-10)

In Bhikkhu Bodhi's "In the Buddha's Words", venerable Sariputta gives a discourse on "The Conditions for Wisdom", which contains eight causes and conditions for obtaining wisdom. He says,

> Having learned the Dhamma, he dwells withdrawn by way of two kinds of withdrawal: withdrawal of body and withdrawal of mind. This is the third cause and condition for obtaining the wisdom fundamental to the spiritual life.... (AN 8:2, abridged; IV 151-155) pg. 322

What does it mean to be withdrawn in these two ways?

Thank you

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-10-10. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

Piya Tan's comment for [AN 8.2](http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/44.13-Atthaka-Panna-S-a8.2-piya.pdf):

> The third factor that conduces to developing wisdom in an individual is **aloneness of body and of mind** (*kāya,vūpakāsa citta,vūpakāsa*), that is, cultivating aloneness of both the body and the mind. The word ***vūpakāsa*** (“estrangement, alienation, separation, seclusion”) comes from the verb *vūpakāseti* (causative of *vavakassati*, “to be drawn away, to withdraw”). It is found in only as a suffix (in fine compositi) to these two compounds: *kāya,vūpakāsa* and *citta,vūpakāsa*.10 These two terms also appear in **the (Bojjhaṅga) Sīla Sutta** (S 46.3), which should be studied with this Sutta.11
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> “Aloneness” is not “loneliness” (where we miss someone or something familiar). Here, aloneness is where we leave behind the world we were familiar with to face ourself so that we dedicate ourself fully to the spiritual life. It means being undistracted by the world and worldliness, and to commit all our body and heart to our training.

This quote is only the first subsection: see the PDF (pages 145 through 147) for further explanation (which describes bodily solitude, mental solitude, and spiritual solitude).


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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-10-12. Score: -1

Withdrawn here means "giving up", "surrender", "renounce".

He dwells withdrawn means that he lived a renounced live and this has the benefit of gaining wisdom.

Withdrawal of body and withdrawal of mind refers to precepts relating to the body and precepts relating to the mind.


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