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SN 27.9PTS SN 3.2341 min read

Elements

Dhātusutta

Desire for four physical elements 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 27.9Linked Discourses 27.9
  • 0.21. Kilesavagga1. Corruptions

0.3DhātusuttaElements

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Yo, bhikkhave, pathavīdhātuyā chandarāgo, cittasseso upakkileso.“Mendicants, desire and greed for the earth element,1.3Yo āpodhātuyā …the water element,1.4yo tejodhātuyā …the fire element,1.5yo vāyodhātuyā …the air element,1.6yo ākāsadhātuyā …the space element,1.7yo viññāṇadhātuyā chandarāgo, cittasseso upakkileso.or the consciousness element is a corruption of the mind. …”1.8Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno imesu chasu ṭhānesu cetaso upakkileso pahīno hoti, nekkhammaninnañcassa cittaṁ hoti.1.9Nekkhammaparibhāvitaṁ cittaṁ kammaniyaṁ khāyati, abhiññā sacchikaraṇīyesu dhammesū”ti.

1.10Navamaṁ.