- Linked Discourses 35.137Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.137
- 14. At Devadaha14. Devadahavagga
Liking Sights (2nd)Dutiyarūpārāmasutta
“Mendicants, gods and humans like sights, they love them and enjoy them.“Rūpārāmā, bhikkhave, devamanussā rūparatā rūpasammuditā. But when sights perish, fade away, and cease, gods and humans live in suffering. …Rūpavipariṇāmavirāganirodhā dukkhā, bhikkhave, devamanussā viharanti.
The Realized One has truly understood the origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape of sights, so he doesn’t like, love, or enjoy them.Tathāgato ca, bhikkhave, arahaṁ sammāsambuddho rūpānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ viditvā na rūpārāmo na rūparato na rūpasammudito. When sights perish, fade away, and cease, the Realized One lives happily. …”Rūpavipariṇāmavirāganirodhā sukho, bhikkhave, tathāgato viharati.