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Itivuttaka 55

Dutiyaesanāsutta

Searches (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, esanā.
Katamā tisso?
Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā—
imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā”ti.
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.
Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

“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:

“Kāmesanā bhavesanā,
brahmacariyesanā saha;
Iti saccaparāmāso,
diṭṭhiṭṭhānā samussayā.

“The search for sensual pleasures, for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path; the holding tight to the thought, ‘this is the truth’, and the mass of grounds for views—

Sabbarāgavirattassa,
taṇhakkhayavimuttino;
Esanā paṭinissaṭṭhā,
diṭṭhiṭṭhānā samūhatā;
Esanānaṁ khayā bhikkhu,
nirāso akathaṅkathī”ti.

for one detached from all lusts, freed by the ending of craving, that searching has been relinquished, and those grounds for views eradicated. With the ending of searches, a mendicant is free of hope and indecision.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.
Chaṭṭhaṁ.

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

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