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Linked Discourses · SN 35.18

  • Linked Discourses 35.18Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.18
  • 2. Pairs2. Yamakavagga

If There Were No Gratification (Exterior)Dutiyanoceassādasutta

“Mendicants, if there were no gratification in sights, sentient beings wouldn’t be aroused by them. …”“No cedaṁ, bhikkhave, rūpānaṁ assādo abhavissa, nayidaṁ sattā rūpesu sārajjeyyuṁ.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 35.16 In Search of Gratification (Exterior) 0.67near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.16 2. Pairs In Search of Gratification (Exterior) “Mendicants, I went in search of the gratification of sights, and I found it. …”…
  2. SN 35.17 If There Were No Gratification (Interior) 0.61near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.17 2. Pairs If There Were No Gratification (Interior) “Mendicants, if there were no gratification in the eye, sentient beings wouldn’t be aroused by it. But since there is gratification in the eye, s…
  3. SN 35.20 Taking Pleasure (Exterior) 0.54near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.20 2. Pairs Taking Pleasure (Exterior) “Mendicants, if you take pleasure in sights, you take pleasure in suffering. If you take pleasure in suffering, you’re not free from suffering, I say. …”…