Craving For Sights

Rūpataṇhāsutta

One with faith in the teachings on the six kinds of craving 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 25.8Linked Discourses 25.8
0.21. Cakkhuvagga1. The Eye

0.3RūpataṇhāsuttaCraving For Sights

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Rūpataṇhā, bhikkhave, aniccā vipariṇāmī aññathābhāvī;“Mendicants, craving for sights is impermanent, decaying, and perishing.1.3saddataṇhā …Craving for sounds,1.4gandhataṇhā …craving for smells,1.5rasataṇhā …craving for tastes,1.6phoṭṭhabbataṇhā …craving for touches,1.7dhammataṇhā aniccā vipariṇāmī aññathābhāvī.and craving for 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.

1.10Aṭṭhamaṁ.