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Perception

Saññāsutta

Desire for six kinds of perception 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 27.6Linked Discourses 27.6
  • 0.21. Kilesavagga1. Corruptions

0.3SaññāsuttaPerception

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Yo, bhikkhave, rūpasaññāya chandarāgo, cittasseso upakkileso.“Mendicants, desire and greed for perception of sights,1.3Yo saddasaññāya …perception of sounds,1.4yo gandhasaññāya …perception of smells,1.5yo rasasaññāya …perception of tastes,1.6yo phoṭṭhabbasaññāya …perception of touches,1.7yo dhammasaññāya chandarāgo, cittasseso upakkileso.or perception of ideas is a corruption of the mind. …”1.8Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno …pe…1.9abhiññā sacchikaraṇīyesu dhammesū”ti.

1.10Chaṭṭhaṁ.