• Linked Discourses 27.1 Saṁyutta Nikāya 27.1
  • 1. Corruptions 1. Kilesavagga

The Eye Cakkhusutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

ā€œMendicants, desire and greed for the eye, ā€œYo, bhikkhave, cakkhusmiṁ chandarāgo, cittasseso upakkileso. ear, Yo sotasmiṁ chandarāgo, cittasseso upakkileso. nose, Yo ghānasmiṁ chandarāgo, cittasseso upakkileso. tongue, Yo jivhāya chandarāgo, cittasseso upakkileso. body, Yo kāyasmiṁ chandarāgo, cittasseso upakkileso. or mind is a corruption of the mind. Yo manasmiṁ chandarāgo, cittasseso upakkileso. When a mendicant has given up mental corruption in these six cases, their mind inclines to renunciation. Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno imesu chasu į¹­hānesu cetaso upakkileso pahÄ«no hoti, nekkhammaninnaƱcassa cittaṁ hoti. A mind imbued with renunciation is declared to be capable of directly knowing anything that can be realized.ā€ Nekkhammaparibhāvitaṁ cittaṁ kammaniyaṁ khāyati, abhiƱƱā sacchikaraṇīyesu dhammesÅ«ā€ti.

Paṭhamaṁ.