Intention

Rūpasañcetanāsutta

One with faith in the teachings on the six kinds of intention is called a “follower by faith”, while someone with conceptual understanding is called a “follower of the teachings”. But someone who sees them directly is called a stream-enterer.

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

0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 25.7Linked Discourses 25.7
0.21. Cakkhuvagga1. The Eye

0.3RūpasañcetanāsuttaIntention

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Rūpasañcetanā, bhikkhave, aniccā vipariṇāmī aññathābhāvī;“Mendicants, intention regarding sights is impermanent, decaying, and perishing.1.3saddasañcetanā …Intention regarding sounds,1.4gandhasañcetanā …intention regarding smells,1.5rasasañcetanā …intention regarding tastes,1.6phoṭṭhabbasañcetanā …intention regarding touches,1.7dhammasañcetanā aniccā vipariṇāmī aññathābhāvī.and intentions regarding ideas are impermanent, decaying, and perishing.

1.8Yo, bhikkhave, ime dhamme evaṁ saddahati adhimuccati, ayaṁ vuccati ‘saddhānusārī …pe…Someone who has faith and confidence in these teachings is called a follower by faith. …”1.9sambodhiparāyano’”ti.

1.10Sattamaṁ.