Vibhaṅgasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 1183

[1183] And what, bhikkhus, is desire (chanda) scattered externally? Whatever desire, bhikkhus, is scattered and dispersed externally in connection with the five cords of sensual pleasure (kāmaguṇa) — this is called, bhikkhus, desire scattered externally.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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