Iti 55Searches (2nd)
Pāli / Sanskrit:Dutiyaesanāsutta
Three searches: for sensuality, for rebirth, for a holy life.
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– So It Was Said 55
The Book of the Threes Chapter One Searches (2nd)
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:
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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