Theravāda — Pali Canon · Khuddaka Nikāya — The Minor Collection

Iti 54Searches (1st)

Pāli / Sanskrit:Paṭhamaesanāsutta

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Summary

Three searches: for sensuality, for rebirth, for a holy life.

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Full translation (English)

– So It Was Said 54

The Book of the Threes Chapter One Searches (1st)

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

“Mendicants, there are these three searches. What three? The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path. These are the three searches. The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

“Stilled, aware,a mindful disciple of the Buddhaunderstands searches,the cause of searches,where they cease,and the path that leads to their ending.With the ending of searches, a mendicantis hungerless, quenched.”

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

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