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Samphassasutta

Desire for six kinds of contact is a corruption of the mind, and letting go such desire one is able to realize the various kinds of direct knowledge.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 27.4Linked Discourses 27.4
  • 0.21. Kilesavagga1. Corruptions

0.3SamphassasuttaContact

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Yo, bhikkhave, cakkhusamphassasmiṁ chandarāgo, cittasseso upakkileso.“Mendicants, desire and greed for eye contact,1.3Yo sotasamphassasmiṁ …ear contact,1.4yo ghānasamphassasmiṁ …nose contact,1.5yo jivhāsamphassasmiṁ …tongue contact,1.6yo kāyasamphassasmiṁ …body contact,1.7yo manosamphassasmiṁ chandarāgo, cittasseso upakkileso.or mind contact is a corruption of the mind. …”1.8Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno …pe…1.9abhiññā sacchikaraṇīyesu dhammesū”ti.

1.10Catutthaṁ.