Feelings (2nd) · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“Tisso
imā,
bhikkhave,
vedanā.
Katamā
tisso?
Sukhā
vedanā,
dukkhā
vedanā,
adukkhamasukhā
vedanā.
Sukhā,
bhikkhave,
vedanā
dukkhato
daṭṭhabbā;
dukkhā
vedanā
sallato
daṭṭhabbā;
adukkhamasukhā
vedanā
aniccato
daṭṭhabbā.
Yato
kho,
bhikkhave,
bhikkhuno
sukhā
vedanā
dukkhato
diṭṭhā
hoti,
dukkhā
vedanā
sallato
diṭṭhā
hoti,
adukkhamasukhā
vedanā
aniccato
diṭṭhā
hoti;
ayaṁ
vuccati,
bhikkhave,
‘bhikkhu
ariyo,
sammaddaso,
acchecchi
taṇhaṁ,
vivattayi
saṁyojanaṁ,
sammā
mānābhisamayā
antamakāsi
dukkhassā’”ti.
Etamatthaṁ
bhagavā
avoca.
Tatthetaṁ
iti
vuccati:
“Mendicants, there are these three feelings. What three? Pleasant, painful, and neutral feeling. Pleasant feeling should be seen as suffering. Painful feeling should be seen as a dart. Neutral feeling should be seen as impermanent. When a mendicant has seen these three feelings in this way, they’re called a noble mendicant who sees rightly, has cut off craving, cast off the fetters, and by rightly comprehending conceit has made an end of suffering.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
“Yo
sukhaṁ
dukkhato
adda,
Dukkhamaddakkhi
sallato;
Adukkhamasukhaṁ
santaṁ,
Adakkhi
naṁ
aniccato.
“A mendicant who sees pleasure as pain, and suffering as a dart, and that peaceful, neutral feeling as impermanent
Sa
ve
sammaddaso
bhikkhu,
yato
tattha
vimuccati;
Abhiññāvosito
santo,
sa
ve
yogātigo
munī”ti.
sees rightly. And when freed in regards to that, that peaceful sage, with perfect insight, has truly slipped their yokes.”
Ayampi
attho
vutto
bhagavatā,
iti
me
sutanti.
Catutthaṁ.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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