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SN 27.8PTS SN 3.2341 min read

Craving

Taṇhāsutta

Desire for six kinds of craving 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 27.8Linked Discourses 27.8
  • 0.21. Kilesavagga1. Corruptions

0.3TaṇhāsuttaCraving

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Yo, bhikkhave, rūpataṇhāya chandarāgo, cittasseso upakkileso.“Mendicants, desire and greed for craving for sights,1.3Yo saddataṇhāya …craving for sounds,1.4yo gandhataṇhāya …craving for smells,1.5yo rasataṇhāya …craving for tastes,1.6yo phoṭṭhabbataṇhāya …craving for touches,1.7yo dhammataṇhāya chandarāgo, cittasseso upakkileso.or craving for ideas is a corruption of the mind. …”1.8Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno …pe…1.9abhiññā sacchikaraṇīyesu dhammesū”ti.

1.10Aṭṭhamaṁ.