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Linked Discourses · SN 36.18

  • Linked Discourses 36.18Saṁyutta Nikāya 36.18
  • 2. In Private2. Rahogatavagga

With Several Mendicants (2nd)Dutiyasambahulasutta

Then several mendicants went up to the Buddha …Atha kho sambahulā bhikkhū yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu …pe… The Buddha said to them:ekamantaṁ nisinnā kho te bhikkhū bhagavā etadavoca:

“Mendicants, what is feeling? What’s the origin of feeling? What’s the cessation of feeling? What’s the practice that leads to the cessation of feeling?“katamā nu kho, bhikkhave, vedanā, katamo vedanāsamudayo, katamo vedanānirodho, katamā vedanānirodhagāminī paṭipadā? And what is feeling’s gratification, drawback, and escape?”Ko vedanāya assādo, ko ādīnavo, kiṁ nissaraṇan”ti?

“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. …”“Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā …pe…”

“Mendicants, there are these three feelings:“tisso imā, bhikkhave, vedanā— pleasant, painful, and neutral.sukhā vedanā, dukkhā vedanā, adukkhamasukhā vedanā— These are called feelings. …”imā vuccanti, bhikkhave, vedanā …pe… phassasamudayā …pe….

(Tell in full as in the previous discourse.)(Yathā purimasuttante, tathā vitthāretabbo.)

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 36.17 With Several Mendicants (1st) 0.81near 0.1Linked Discourses 36.17 2. In Private With Several Mendicants (1st) Then several mendicants went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: “Sir, what is feeling? What’s the origin of feeling? What’s…
  2. SN 36.26 With Several Mendicants 0.75near 0.1Linked Discourses 36.26 3. The Explanation of the Hundred and Eight With Several Mendicants Then several mendicants went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: “Sir, what is feeling? What’s the o…
  3. SN 36.23 With a Mendicant 0.72near 0.1Linked Discourses 36.23 3. The Explanation of the Hundred and Eight With a Mendicant Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: “Sir, what is feeling? What’s the origin of feeli…
  4. SN 36.16 With Ānanda (2nd) 0.70near 0.1Linked Discourses 36.16 2. In Private With Ānanda (2nd) Then Venerable Ānanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him, “Ānanda, what is feeling? What’s the origin of feeling? What’s…
  5. SN 36.1 Immersion 0.64near 0.1Linked Discourses 36.1 1. With Verses Immersion “Mendicants, there are these three feelings. What three? Pleasant, painful, and neutral feeling. These are the three feelings. Stilled, aware, a mindful disciple of the Bud…