54. Search (1)

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, esanā.

Katamā tisso?

Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā—

imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā”ti.

Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.

Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

“Samāhito sampajāno,

sato buddhassa sāvako;

Esanā ca pajānāti,

esanānañca sambhavaṁ.

Yattha cetā nirujjhanti,

maggañca khayagāminaṁ;

Esanānaṁ khayā bhikkhu,

nicchāto parinibbuto”ti.

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

Pañcamaṁ.

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.