Sanidānasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Nidānavaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 16 · Section 356

[356] "And how, bhikkhus, does the thought of sensuality (kāmavitakka) arise with a cause (sanidāna), not without a cause; does the thought of ill will (byāpādavitakka) arise with a cause, not without a cause; does the thought of harming (vihiṃsāvitakka) arise with a cause, not without a cause? In dependence on the element (dhātu) of sensuality, bhikkhus, there arises the perception of sensuality; in dependence on the perception of sensuality there arises the intention of sensuality (kāmasaṅkappa); in dependence on the intention of sensuality there arises sensual desire (kāmacchanda); in dependence on sensual desire there arises the fever of sensuality (kāmapariḷāha); in dependence on the fever of sensuality there arises the search for sensuality (kāmapariyesanā). Engaged in the search for sensuality, bhikkhus, the uninstructed worldling (assutavā puthujjano) practises wrongly in three ways: by body, by speech, and by mind. In dependence on the element of ill will, bhikkhus, there arises the perception of ill will; the intention of ill will … desire for ill will … the fever of ill will … the search for ill will. Engaged in the search for ill will, bhikkhus, the uninstructed worldling practises wrongly in three ways: by body, by speech, and by mind. In dependence on the element of harming, bhikkhus, there arises the perception of harming; the intention of harming … desire for harming … the fever of harming … the search for harming. Engaged in the search for harming, bhikkhus, the uninstructed worldling practises wrongly in three ways: by body, by speech, and by mind."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.