Piṇḍapātapārisuddhisutta

Suttapiṭaka · Majjhimanikāya · Vol. 14 · Section 840

[840] Furthermore, Sāriputta, a bhikkhu should reflect thus: 'Have I abandoned the five cords of sensual pleasure (kāmaguṇa)?' If, Sāriputta, a bhikkhu, reviewing, knows thus: 'I have not abandoned the five cords of sensual pleasure,' then, Sāriputta, that bhikkhu should strive for the abandoning of the five cords of sensual pleasure. But if, Sāriputta, a bhikkhu, reviewing, knows thus: 'I have abandoned the five cords of sensual pleasure,' then, Sāriputta, that bhikkhu should dwell with that very rapture (pīti) and gladness, training day and night in wholesome dhammas.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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