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Saɱyutta Nikāya
5. Mahā-Vagga
48. Indriya Saɱyutta
4. Sukh'Indriya (or Uppaṭi) Vagga

Sutta 38

Tatiya Vibhaṅga Suttaɱ

An Analysis (of the Feeling Faculties) (3)

Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Proofed against and modified in accordance with the revised edition at dhammatalks.org
Provenance, terms and conditons

 


 

[1][pts] "Monks, there are these five faculties.

Which five?

The pleasure-faculty, the pain-faculty, the happiness-faculty, the distress-faculty, the equanimity-faculty.

"And what is the pleasure-faculty?

Any physical pleasure, physical comfort born of body-contact to be experienced as pleasure and comfort.

That is called the pleasure-faculty.

"And what is the pain-faculty?

Any physical pain, physical discomfort born of body-contact to be experienced as pain and discomfort.

That is called the pain-faculty.

"And what is the happiness-faculty?

Any mental pleasure, mental comfort born of intellect-contact to be experienced as pleasure and comfort.

That is called the happiness -faculty.

"And what is the distress-faculty?

Any mental pain, mental discomfort born of intellect-contact to be experienced as pain and discomfort.

That is called the distress-faculty.

"And what is the equanimity-faculty?

Anything, physical or mental, to be experienced as neither comfort nor discomfort.

That is called the equanimity-faculty.

"With regard to this, the pleasure-faculty and happiness-faculty are to be seen as a feeling of pleasure.

The pain-faculty and distress-faculty are to be seen as a feeling of pain.

The equanimity-faculty is to be seen as a feeling of neither pleasure nor pain.

Thus, by this exposition, the five are three; and the three, five."

 


 

Of Related Interest:

MN 59;
SN 36:22

 


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