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Linked Discourses · SN 47.85–94

  • Linked Discourses 47.85–94Saṁyutta Nikāya 47.85–94
  • 9. Searches9. Esanāvagga

Searches, Etc.Esanādisutta

“Mendicants, there are these three searches.“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, esanā. What three?Katamā tisso? The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path. …”Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā”ti

(Tell in full as in SN 45.161–170.)vitthāretabbaṁ.

Searches, discriminations, defilements,Esanā vidhā āsavo, states of existence, three kinds of suffering,Bhavo ca dukkhatā tisso; barrenness, stains, and troubles,Khilaṁ malañca nīgho ca, feelings, craving, and thirst.Vedanā taṇhā tasināya cāti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 46.111–120 Searches, Etc. 0.89near 0.1Linked Discourses 46.111–120 12. Searches Searches, Etc. “Mendicants, there are these three searches. What three? The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path.…
  2. SN 51.67–76 Searches 0.81near 0.1Linked Discourses 51.67–76 7. Searches Searches (Tell in full as in the chapter on searches at SN 45.161–170.) Searches, discriminations, defilements, states of existence, three kinds of suffering, barrenness, stains, an…
  3. SN 53.35–44 Searches 0.80near 0.1Linked Discourses 53.35–44 4. Searches Searches (Tell in full as in the chapter on searches at SN 45.161–170.) Searches, discriminations, defilements, states of existence, three kinds of suffering, barrenness, stains, an…
  4. SN 50.35–44 Searches 0.80near 0.1Linked Discourses 50.35–44 4. Searches Searches (Tell in full as in the chapter on searches at SN 45.161–170.) Searches, discriminations, defilements, states of existence, three kinds of suffering, barrenness, stains, an…
  5. SN 49.35–44 Ten Discourses on Searches, Etc. 0.79near 0.1Linked Discourses 49.35–44 4. Searches Ten Discourses on Searches, Etc. “Mendicants, there are these three searches. What three? The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a…