VaggaAsātarāgakathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1531

[1531] [Sakavādin:] "Is there lust for the disagreeable (asātarāga)?" [Paravādin:] "Yes." [Sakavādin:] "Are there beings who delight in suffering (dukkha) — some who wish for, long for, seek, search for, and go in quest of suffering, and who remain holding fast to suffering?" [Paravādin:] "It should not be said so. …" [Sakavādin:] "Is it not so that there are beings who delight in pleasure (sukha) — some who wish for, long for, seek, search for, and go in quest of pleasure, and who remain holding fast to pleasure?" [Paravādin:] "Yes." [Sakavādin:] "If there are beings who delight in pleasure — some who wish for, long for, seek, search for, and go in quest of pleasure, and who remain holding fast to pleasure — then indeed, good sir, it should not be said that there is lust for the disagreeable."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.