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SN 27.7PTS SN 3.2331 min read

Intention

Sañcetanāsutta

Desire for six kinds of intention 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 27.7Linked Discourses 27.7
  • 0.21. Kilesavagga1. Corruptions

0.3SañcetanāsuttaIntention

1.1PTS 3.234Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Yo, bhikkhave, rūpasañcetanāya chandarāgo, cittasseso upakkileso.“Mendicants, desire and greed for intention regarding sights,1.3Yo saddasañcetanāya …intention regarding sounds,1.4yo gandhasañcetanāya …intention regarding smells,1.5yo rasasañcetanāya …intention regarding tastes,1.6yo phoṭṭhabbasañcetanāya …intention regarding touches,1.7yo dhammasañcetanāya chandarāgo, cittasseso upakkileso.or intention regarding ideas is a corruption of the mind. …”1.8Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno …pe…1.9abhiññā sacchikaraṇīyesu dhammesū”ti.

1.10Sattamaṁ.