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Iti 52

Feelings (1st)

Paṭhamavedanāsutta

from: The Book of the Threes

Chapter One

Feelings (1st)

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

“Mendicants, there are these three feelings. What three? Pleasant, painful, and neutral feeling. These are the three feelings.”

The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

“Stilled, aware,
a mindful disciple of the Buddha
understands feelings,
the cause of feelings,

where they cease,
and the path that leads to their ending.
With the ending of feelings, a mendicant
is hungerless, quenched.”

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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