SN 35-44 The Group of Connected Discourses Beginning With the Six Sense Fields – Saḷāyatanavaggasaṁyutta > SN 36 Connected Discourses on Feelings – Vedanāsaṁyutta > SN 36.1 Samādhi

Linked Discourses 36.1 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 36.1

1. With Verses – 1. Sagāthāvagga

SN 36.1 Samādhi – Samādhisutta

“Bhikkhū, there are these three feelings.

“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, vedanā.

What three?

Katamā tisso?

Pleasant, painful, and neutral feeling.

Sukhā vedanā, dukkhā vedanā, adukkhamasukhā vedanā—

These are the three feelings.

imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso vedanāti.

Stilled, aware,

Samāhito sampajāno,

a mindful disciple of the Buddha

sato buddhassa sāvako;

understands feelings,

Vedanā ca pajānāti,

the cause of feelings,

vedanānañca sambhavaṁ.

where they cease,

Yattha cetā nirujjhanti,

and the path that leads to their ending.

maggañca khayagāminaṁ;

With the ending of feelings, a bhikkhu

Vedanānaṁ khayā bhikkhu,

is hungerless, extinguished.”

nicchāto parinibbuto”ti.