Searches Esanāsutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, there are these three searches. “Tisso imā, bhikkhave, esanā. What three? Katamā tisso? The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path. Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā—These are the three searches. imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā.

The noble eightfold path should be developed to directly know these three searches. Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ abhiññāya ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo. What is the noble eightfold path? Katamo ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo? It’s when a mendicant develops right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion, which rely on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripen as letting go. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ.

This is the noble eightfold path that should be developed to directly know these three searches.” Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ abhiññāya ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabboti.

“Mendicants, there are these three searches. Tisso imā kho, bhikkhave, esanā. What three? Katamā tisso? The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path. Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā—These are the three searches. imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā.

The noble eightfold path should be developed to directly know these three searches. Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ abhiññāya ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo. What is the noble eightfold path? Katamo ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo? It’s when a mendicant develops right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion, which culminate in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti rāgavinayapariyosānaṁ dosavinayapariyosānaṁ mohavinayapariyosānaṁ.

This is the noble eightfold path that should be developed to directly know these three searches.” Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ abhiññāya ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabboti.

“Mendicants, there are these three searches. Tisso imā kho, bhikkhave, esanā. What three? Katamā tisso? The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path. Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā—These are the three searches. imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā.

The noble eightfold path should be developed to directly know these three searches. Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ abhiññāya ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo. What is the noble eightfold path? Katamo ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo? It’s when a mendicant develops right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion, whose objective, destination, and culmination is freedom from death. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti amatogadhaṁ amataparāyanaṁ amatapariyosānaṁ.

This is the noble eightfold path that should be developed to directly know these three searches.” Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ abhiññāya ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabboti.

“Mendicants, there are these three searches. Tisso imā kho, bhikkhave, esanā. What three? Katamā tisso? The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path. Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā—These are the three searches. imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā.

The noble eightfold path should be developed to directly know these three searches. Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ abhiññāya ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo. What is the noble eightfold path? Katamo ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo? It’s when a mendicant develops right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion, which slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti nibbānaninnaṁ nibbānapoṇaṁ nibbānapabbhāraṁ.

This is the noble eightfold path that should be developed to directly know these three searches.” Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ abhiññāya ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabboti.

“Mendicants, there are these three searches. Tisso imā, bhikkhave, esanā. What three? Katamā tisso? The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path. Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā—These are the three searches. imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā.

The noble eightfold path should be developed to completely understand …” Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ pariññāya …pe… ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabboti.

(Tell in full with “completely understand” instead of “directly know”.) (Yadapi abhiññā, tadapi pariññāya vitthāretabbaṁ.)

“Mendicants, there are these three searches. Tisso imā, bhikkhave, esanā. What three? Katamā tisso? The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path. Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā—These are the three searches. imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā.

The noble eightfold path should be developed to finish …” Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ parikkhayāya …pe… ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabboti.

(Tell in full with “finish” instead of “directly know”.) (Yadapi abhiññā, tadapi parikkhayāya vitthāretabbaṁ.)

“Mendicants, there are these three searches. Tisso imā, bhikkhave, esanā. What three? Katamā tisso? The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path. Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā—These are the three searches. imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā.

The noble eightfold path should be developed to give up …” Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ pahānāya ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo. Katamo ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ …

Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ pahānāya ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo”ti.

(Tell in full with “give up” instead of “directly know”.) (Yadapi abhiññā, tadapi pahānāya vitthāretabbaṁ.)