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Itivuttaka 53

Dutiyavedanāsutta

Feelings (2nd) · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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this was saidVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said by the Perfected Onevuttamarahatāti by meme was heardsutaṁ:

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

three“Tisso theseimā, monksbhikkhave, feelingsvedanā.
whichKatamā threetisso?
pleasantSukhā feelingvedanā, painfuldukkhā feelingvedanā, neutraladukkhamasukhā feelingvedanā.
pleasantSukhā, monksbhikkhave, feelingvedanā as sufferingdukkhato should be seendaṭṭhabbā;
painfuldukkhā feelingvedanā as a dartsallato should be seendaṭṭhabbā;
neutraladukkhamasukhā feelingvedanā as impermanentaniccato should be seendaṭṭhabbā.
whenYato indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, of a monkbhikkhuno pleasantsukhā feelingvedanā as sufferingdukkhato seendiṭṭhā ishoti, painfuldukkhā feelingvedanā as a dartsallato seendiṭṭhā ishoti, neutraladukkhamasukhā feelingvedanā as impermanentaniccato seendiṭṭhā ishoti;
this oneayaṁ is calledvuccati, monksbhikkhave, a monk‘bhikkhu nobleariyo, right-seeingsammaddaso, cut offacchecchi cravingtaṇhaṁ, cast offvivattayi fettersaṁyojanaṁ, rightlysammā by comprehending conceitmānābhisamayā made an endantamakāsi of sufferingdukkhassā’”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā spokeavoca.
on thisTatthetaṁ thusiti it is saidvuccati:

“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:

who“Yo pleasuresukhaṁ as paindukkhato sawadda,
saw sufferingDukkhamaddakkhi as a dartsallato;
neither painful nor pleasantAdukkhamasukhaṁ peacefulsantaṁ,
sawAdakkhi itnaṁ as impermanentaniccato.

“A mendicant who sees pleasure as pain, and suffering as a dart, and that peaceful, neutral feeling as impermanent

heSa trulyve sees rightlysammaddaso monk,bhikkhu,
whenyato theretattha is freedvimuccati;
with perfect insightAbhiññāvosito peacefulsanto,
hesa trulyve has slipped the yokeyogātigo sage”munī”ti.

sees rightly. And when freed in regards to that, that peaceful sage, with perfect insight, has truly slipped their yokes.”

this tooAyampi matterattho spokenvutto by the Blessed Onebhagavatā, thusiti by meme heard; quotation markersutanti.
fourthCatutthaṁ.

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

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