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Linked Discourses · SN 35.137

  • 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.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 35.136 Liking Sights (1st) 0.89near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.136 14. At Devadaha Liking Sights (1st) “Mendicants, gods and humans like sights, they love them and enjoy them. But when sights perish, fade away, and cease, gods and humans live in suffering. Gods…
  2. SN 35.144 Exterior and Cause Are Suffering 0.51near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.144 14. At Devadaha Exterior and Cause Are Suffering “Mendicants, sights are suffering. The cause and reason that gives rise to sights is also suffering. Since sights are produced by what is sufferin…