Gratification (2nd)Dutiyaassādasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, I went in search of form’s gratification,“Rūpassāhaṁ, bhikkhave, assādapariyesanaṁ acariṁ. and I found it.Yo rūpassa assādo tadajjhagamaṁ. I’ve seen clearly with wisdom the full extent of form’s gratification.Yāvatā rūpassa assādo paññāya me so sudiṭṭho. I went in search of form’s drawback,Rūpassāhaṁ, bhikkhave, ādīnavapariyesanaṁ acariṁ. and I found it.Yo rūpassa ādīnavo tadajjhagamaṁ. I’ve seen clearly with wisdom the full extent of form’s drawback.Yāvatā rūpassa ādīnavo paññāya me so sudiṭṭho. I went in search of form’s escape,Rūpassāhaṁ, bhikkhave, nissaraṇapariyesanaṁ acariṁ. and I found it.Yaṁ rūpassa nissaraṇaṁ tadajjhagamaṁ. I’ve seen clearly with wisdom the full extent of form’s escape.Yāvatā rūpassa nissaraṇaṁ paññāya me taṁ sudiṭṭhaṁ.

I went in search of the gratification of feeling …Vedanāyāhaṁ, bhikkhave … perception …saññāyāhaṁ, bhikkhave … choices …saṅkhārānāhaṁ, bhikkhave … and consciousness,viññāṇassāhaṁ, bhikkhave, assādapariyesanaṁ acariṁ. and I found it.Yo viññāṇassa assādo tadajjhagamaṁ. I’ve seen clearly with wisdom the full extent of consciousness’s gratification.Yāvatā viññāṇassa assādo paññāya me so sudiṭṭho. I went in search of consciousness’s drawback,Viññāṇassāhaṁ, bhikkhave, ādīnavapariyesanaṁ acariṁ. and I found it.Yo viññāṇassa ādīnavo tadajjhagamaṁ. I’ve seen clearly with wisdom the full extent of consciousness’s drawback.Yāvatā viññāṇassa ādīnavo paññāya me so sudiṭṭho. I went in search of consciousness’s escape,Viññāṇassāhaṁ, bhikkhave, nissaraṇapariyesanaṁ acariṁ. and I found it.Yaṁ viññāṇassa nissaraṇaṁ tadajjhagamaṁ. I’ve seen clearly with wisdom the full extent of consciousness’s escape.Yāvatā viññāṇassa nissaraṇaṁ paññāya me taṁ sudiṭṭhaṁ.

As long as I didn’t truly understand these five grasping aggregates’ gratification, drawback, and escape for what they are, I didn’t announce my supreme perfect awakening …Yāvakīvañcāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ pañcannaṁ upādānakkhandhānaṁ assādañca assādato ādīnavañca ādīnavato nissaraṇañca nissaraṇato yathābhūtaṁ nābbhaññāsiṁ …pe… But when I did truly understand these five grasping aggregates’ gratification, drawback, and escape for what they are, I announced my supreme perfect awakening …abbhaññāsiṁ.

Knowledge and vision arose in me:Ñāṇañca pana me dassanaṁ udapādi: ‘My freedom is unshakable; this is my last rebirth; now there’ll be no more future lives.’”‘akuppā me vimutti; ayamantimā jāti; natthi dāni punabbhavo’”ti.