- Linked Discourses 35.14Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.14
- 2. Pairs2. Yamakavagga
Before My Awakening (Exterior)Dutiyapubbesambodhasutta
“Mendicants, before my awakening—when I was still unawakened but intent on awakening—I thought:“Pubbeva me, bhikkhave, sambodhā anabhisambuddhassa bodhisattasseva sato etadahosi: ‘What’s the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to sights …‘ko nu kho rūpānaṁ assādo, ko ādīnavo, kiṁ nissaraṇaṁ? sounds …Ko saddānaṁ …pe… smells …ko gandhānaṁ … tastes …ko rasānaṁ … touches …ko phoṭṭhabbānaṁ … and ideas?’ …”ko dhammānaṁ assādo, ko ādīnavo, kiṁ nissaraṇan’ti?