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Feelings (1st)

Paṭhamavedanāsutta

Three feelings.

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

  • 0.1Itivuttaka 52So It Was Said 52
  • 0.2TikanipātaThe Book of the Threes
  • 0.3PaṭhamavaggaChapter One

0.4PaṭhamavedanāsuttaFeelings (1st)

1.1Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

2.1“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, vedanā.“Mendicants, there are these three feelings.2.2Katamā tisso?What three?2.3Sukhā vedanā, dukkhā vedanā, adukkhamasukhā vedanā—Pleasant, painful, and neutral feeling.2.4imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso vedanā”ti.These are the three feelings.”

2.5Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.The Buddha spoke this matter.2.6Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:On this it is said:

3.1“Samāhito sampajāno,“Stilled, aware,3.2sato buddhassa sāvako;a mindful disciple of the Buddha3.3Vedanā ca pajānāti,understands feelings,3.4vedanānañca sambhavaṁ.the cause of feelings,

4.1Yattha cetā nirujjhanti,where they cease,4.2maggañca khayagāminaṁ;and the path that leads to their ending.4.3Vedanānaṁ khayā bhikkhu,With the ending of feelings, a mendicant4.4nicchāto parinibbuto”ti.is hungerless, quenched.”

5.1Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

5.2Tatiyaṁ.