12. Lokakāmaguṇavagga
12. The World and the Kinds of Sensual Stimulation
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“Upādāniye ca, bhikkhave, dhamme desessāmi upādānañca.
“Mendicants, I will teach you the things that fuel grasping, and the grasping.
Katame ca, bhikkhave, upādāniyā dhammā, katamañca upādānaṁ?
What are the things that fuel grasping? And what is the grasping?
Santi, bhikkhave, cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.
There are sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.
santi, bhikkhave, manoviññeyyā dhammā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.
ideas known by the mind, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.
Dasamaṁ.
Lokakāmaguṇavaggo dutiyo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Mārapāsena dve vuttā,
lokakāmaguṇena ca;
Sakko pañcasikho ceva,
sāriputto ca rāhulo;
Saṁyojanaṁ upādānaṁ,
vaggo tena pavuccatīti.