Sunakkhattasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Majjhimanikāya · Vol. 14 · Section 70

[70] The Blessed One said this: "Sunakkhatta, there are these five cords of sensual pleasure (kāmaguṇā). What five? Forms cognizable by the eye that are wished for, desirable, agreeable, endearing, connected with sensuality, and provocative of lust; sounds cognizable by the ear …; odors cognizable by the nose …; tastes cognizable by the tongue …; tangibles cognizable by the body that are wished for, desirable, agreeable, endearing, connected with sensuality, and provocative of lust. These, Sunakkhatta, are the five cords of sensual pleasure."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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