Pañcarājasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Sagāthāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 15 · Section 360

[360] Then those five kings, headed by Pasenadi, approached the Blessed One; having approached, they paid homage to the Blessed One and sat down to one side. Sitting to one side, King Pasenadi of Kosala said this to the Blessed One: "Here, venerable sir, as we five kings were supplied with and endowed with the five cords of sensual pleasure (kāmaguṇa), enjoying ourselves with them, this conversation arose among us: 'What, indeed, is the chief of sensual pleasures (kāma)?' Some said thus: 'Forms (rūpa) are the chief of sensual pleasures.' Some said thus: 'Sounds are the chief of sensual pleasures.' Some said thus: 'Odours are the chief of sensual pleasures.' Some said thus: 'Tastes are the chief of sensual pleasures.' Some said thus: 'Tangibles (phoṭṭhabba) are the chief of sensual pleasures.' What now, venerable sir, is the chief of sensual pleasures?"

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.