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With Uttiya

Uttiyasutta

The Buddha taught the eightfold path in order to give up the five kinds of sensual stimulation.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.30Linked Discourses 45.30
  • 0.23. Micchattavagga3. The Wrong Way

0.3UttiyasuttaWith Uttiya

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2Atha kho āyasmā uttiyo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā uttiyo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then Venerable Uttiya went up to the Buddha … and asked him,11.3“idha mayhaṁ, bhante, rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evaṁ cetaso parivitakko udapādi:“Just now, sir, as I was in private retreat this thought came to mind.1.4‘pañca kāmaguṇā vuttā bhagavatā.‘The Buddha has spoken of the five kinds of sensual stimulation.1.5Katame nu kho pañca kāmaguṇā vuttā bhagavatā’”ti?What are they?’”

1.6“Sādhu sādhu, uttiya.“Good, good, Uttiya!1.7Pañcime kho, uttiya, kāmaguṇā vuttā mayā.I have spoken of these five kinds of sensual stimulation.1.8Katame pañca?What five?1.9Cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā,Sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.1.10sotaviññeyyā saddā …pe…Sounds known by the ear …1.11ghānaviññeyyā gandhā …pe…Smells known by the nose …1.12jivhāviññeyyā rasā …pe…Tastes known by the tongue …1.13kāyaviññeyyā phoṭṭhabbā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā—Touches known by the body, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.1.14ime kho, uttiya, pañca kāmaguṇā vuttā mayā.These are the five kinds of sensual stimulation that I’ve spoken of.

1.15Imesaṁ kho, uttiya, pañcannaṁ kāmaguṇānaṁ pahānāya ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo.The noble eightfold path should be developed to give up these five kinds of sensual stimulation.1.16Katamo ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo?What is the noble eightfold path?1.17Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.It is right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.1.18Imesaṁ kho, uttiya, pañcannaṁ kāmaguṇānaṁ pahānāya ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo”ti.This is the noble eightfold path that should be developed to give up these five kinds of sensual stimulation.”

1.19Dasamaṁ.

1.20Micchattavaggo tatiyo.

2.0Tassuddānaṁ

2.1Micchattaṁ akusalaṁ dhammaṁ,2.2Duve paṭipadāpi ca;2.3Asappurisena dve kumbho,2.4Samādhi vedanuttiyenāti.

Translator’s notes

  1. A wanderer named Uttiya appears in AN 10.95, while a mendicant of the same name becomes an arahant in SN 47.16. One might imagine these are the same person, were it not that verses are attributed to Uttiyas at Thag 1.30, Thag 1.54, and Thag 1.99.

    ↩ sn45.30:1.2