Tikanipāta

Itivuttaka 96

So It Was Said 96

Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes

Pañcamavagga

Chapter Five

Kāmayogasutta

Yoked to Sensual Pleasures

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

“Kāmayogayutto, bhikkhave, bhavayogayutto āgāmī hoti āgantā itthattaṁ.

“Mendicants, one yoked to both sensual pleasures and rebirth is a returner, who comes back to this place.

Kāmayogavisaṁyutto, bhikkhave, bhavayogayutto anāgāmī hoti anāgantā itthattaṁ.

One unyoked from sensual pleasures but still yoked to rebirth is a non-returner, who comes not back to this place.

Kāmayogavisaṁyutto, bhikkhave, bhavayogavisaṁyutto arahā hoti, khīṇāsavo”ti.

One unyoked from both sensual pleasures and rebirth is a perfected one, who has ended defilements.”

Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.

The Buddha spoke this matter.

Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

On this it is said:

“Kāmayogena saṁyuttā,

“Yoked to both sensual pleasures

bhavayogena cūbhayaṁ;

and the desire to be reborn in a future life;

Sattā gacchanti saṁsāraṁ,

sentient beings continue to transmigrate,

jātimaraṇagāmino.

with ongoing birth and death.

Ye ca kāme pahantvāna,

Those who’ve given up sensual pleasures

appattā āsavakkhayaṁ;

without attaining the end of defilements,

Bhavayogena saṁyuttā,

and are still yoked to being reborn,

anāgāmīti vuccare.

are said to be non-returners.

Ye ca kho chinnasaṁsayā,

Those who have cut off doubt,

khīṇamānapunabbhavā;

and ended conceit and future lives,

Te ve pāraṅgatā loke,

they’re the ones in this world <j>who’ve truly crossed over,

ye pattā āsavakkhayan”ti.

having reached the ending of defilements.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

Sattamaṁ.

Tatiyabhāṇavāraṁ.