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§ 32. Sensation

Translated from the Majjhima-Nikāya (Sutta 44 or i.302.28)

[1][chlm][pts][than][upal] "My lady [Dhammadinnā], how many sensations are there?"

"Brother Visākha, there are three sensations; the pleasant sensation, the unpleasant sensation, and the indifferent sensation."

"But what, my lady, is the pleasant sensation, what the unpleasant sensation, and what the indifferent sensation?"

"Brother Visākha, whatever pleasant or joyous sensation is felt by the body or by the mind, that is pleasant sensation. Brother Visākha, whatever unpleasant or joyless sensation is felt by the body or by the mind, that is unpleasant sensation. Brother Visākha, whatever sensation that is neither joyous nor joyless is felt by the body or by the mind, that is indifferent sensation."

 

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