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SN 35.112

Complete Understanding of the Exterior

Bāhirāyatanaparijānanasutta

from: 11. Sanctuary from the Yoke

Complete Understanding of the Exterior

“Mendicants, without directly knowing and completely understanding sights … sounds … smells … tastes … touches … ideas, without dispassion for them and giving them up, you can’t end suffering.

By directly knowing and completely understanding sights … sounds … smells … tastes … touches … ideas, having dispassion for them and giving them up, you can end suffering.”

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

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