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§ 32. Sensation Translated from the Majjhima-Nik¤ya (Sutta 44 or i.302.28 "My lady [Dhammadinn¤], how many sensations are there?" "Brother Vis¤kha, there are three sensations; the pleasant sensation, the unpleasant sensation, and the indifferent sensation." "But what, my lady, is the pleasant sensation, what the unpleasant sensation, and what the indifferent sensation?" "Brother Vis¤kha, whatever pleasant or joyous sensation is felt by the body or by the mind, that is pleasant sensation. Brother Vis¤kha, whatever unpleasant or joyless sensation is felt by the body or by the mind, that is unpleasant sensation. Brother Vis¤kha, whatever sensation that is neither joyous nor joyless is felt by the body or by the mind, that is indifferent sensation."
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