- Linked Discourses 25.8 Saṁyutta Nikāya 25.8
- 1. The Eye 1. Cakkhuvagga
Craving For Sights Rūpataṇhāsutta
At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Mendicants, craving for sights is impermanent, decaying, and perishing. “Rūpataṇhā, bhikkhave, aniccā vipariṇāmī aññathābhāvī; Craving for sounds, saddataṇhā … craving for smells, gandhataṇhā … craving for tastes, rasataṇhā … craving for touches, phoṭṭhabbataṇhā … and craving for ideas are impermanent, decaying, and perishing. dhammataṇhā aniccā vipariṇāmī aññathābhāvī.
Someone who has faith and confidence in these teachings is called a follower by faith. …” Yo, bhikkhave, ime dhamme evaṁ saddahati adhimuccati, ayaṁ vuccati ‘saddhānusārī …pe… sambodhiparāyano’”ti.
Aṭṭhamaṁ.