WARREN: BUDDHISM IN TRANSLATIONS

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§ 32. Sensation

Translated from the Majjhima-Nik¤ya (Sutta 44 or i.302.28

"My lady [Dhammadinn¤], how many sensations are there?"

"Brother Vis¤kha, 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 Vis¤kha, whatever pleasant or joyous sensation is felt by the body or by the mind, that is pleasant sensation. Brother Vis¤kha, whatever unpleasant or joyless sensation is felt by the body or by the mind, that is unpleasant sensation. Brother Vis¤kha, 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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