iti.54 Itivuttaka

Search (1)

This was said by the Lord…

“Bhikkhus, there are these three kinds of search. What three? The search for sensual gratification, the search for being, and the search for a holy life. These are the three.”

A disciple of the Buddha,
Concentrated, clearly comprehending
And mindful, knows searches
And the origin of searches,
Where they cease and the path
That leads to their full destruction.
With the destruction of searches a bhikkhu,
Without longing, has attained Nibbāna.

- Translator: John D. Ireland

- Editor: Bhikkhu Sujato

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Searches (1st)

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“Mendicants, there are these three searches.
What three?
The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path.
These are the three searches.
The Buddha spoke this matter.
On this it is said:
“Stilled, aware,
a mindful disciple of the Buddha
understands searches,
the cause of searches,
where they cease,
and the path that leads to their ending.
With the ending of searches, a mendicant
is hungerless, extinguished.”
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.