The Tipiṭaka in Three Languages

Esanāsutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 308

[308] Setting at Sāvatthī. "Bhikkhus, there are these three searches (esanā). Which three? The search for sensual pleasures (kāmesanā), the search for existence (bhavesanā), and the search for the holy life (brahmacariyesanā) …" (This too should be elaborated in terms of direct knowledge (abhiññā) and full understanding (pariññā).) …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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