• Saṁyutta Nikāya 53.35 Linked Discourses 53.35–44
  • 4. Esanāvagga 4. Searches

Esanāvagga Searches

(Esanāvaggo vitthāretabbo.) (Tell in full as in the chapter on searches at SN 45.161–170.)

Tassuddānaṁ

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

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato