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Numbered Discourses · AN 9.65

  • Numbered Discourses 9.65Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.65
  • 7. Mindfulness Meditation7. Satipaṭṭhānavagga

Kinds of Sensual StimulationKāmaguṇasutta

“Mendicants, there are these five kinds of sensual stimulation.“Pañcime, bhikkhave, kāmaguṇā. What five?Katame pañca? Sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.Cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā, Sounds known by the ear …sotaviññeyyā saddā …pe… Smells known by the nose …ghānaviññeyyā gandhā … Tastes known by the tongue …jivhāviññeyyā rasā … Touches known by the body, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.kāyaviññeyyā phoṭṭhabbā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā. These are the five kinds of sensual stimulation.Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca kāmaguṇā.

To give up these five kinds of sensual stimulation you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. …”Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ kāmaguṇānaṁ pahānāya …pe… ime cattāro satipaṭṭhānā bhāvetabbā”ti.

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  4. MN 59 The Many Kinds of Feeling 0.72near 0.1Sounds known by the ear … Smells known by the nose … Tastes known by the tongue … Touches known by the body, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. These are the five kinds of sensual s…
  5. AN 9.38 Brahmin Cosmologists 0.71near 0.1What five? Sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. Sounds known by the ear … Smells known by the nose … Tastes known by the tongue … Touches known by the body, w…