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Kinds of Sensual Stimulation

Kāmaguṇasutta

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.65Numbered Discourses 9.65
  • 0.27. Satipaṭṭhānavagga7. Mindfulness Meditation

0.3KāmaguṇasuttaKinds of Sensual Stimulation

1.1“Pañcime, bhikkhave, kāmaguṇā.“Mendicants, there are these five kinds of sensual stimulation.1.2Katame pañca?What five?1.3Cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā,Sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.1.4sotaviññeyyā saddā …pe…Sounds known by the ear …1.5ghānaviññeyyā gandhā …Smells known by the nose …1.6jivhāviññeyyā rasā …Tastes known by the tongue …1.7kāyaviññeyyā phoṭṭhabbā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.Touches known by the body, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.1.8Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca kāmaguṇā.These are the five kinds of sensual stimulation.

2.1Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ kāmaguṇānaṁ pahānāya …pe… ime cattāro satipaṭṭhānā bhāvetabbā”ti.To give up these five kinds of sensual stimulation you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. …”

2.2Tatiyaṁ.