SN 35-44 The Group of Connected Discourses Beginning With the Six Sense Fields – Saḷāyatanavaggasaṁyutta > SN 36 Connected Discourses on Feelings – Vedanāsaṁyutta > SN 36.5 Should Be Seen

Linked Discourses 36.5 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 36.5

1. With Verses – 1. Sagāthāvagga

SN 36.5 Should Be Seen – Daṭṭhabbasutta

“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.

Pleasant feeling should be seen as suffering. Painful feeling should be seen as a dart. Neutral feeling should be seen as anicca.

Sukhā, bhikkhave, vedanā dukkhato daṭṭhabbā, dukkhā vedanā sallato daṭṭhabbā, adukkhamasukhā vedanā aniccato daṭṭhabbā.

When a bhikkhu has seen these three feelings in this way,

Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno sukhā vedanā dukkhato diṭṭhā hoti, dukkhā vedanā sallato diṭṭhā hoti, adukkhamasukhā vedanā aniccato diṭṭhā hoti—

they’re called a bhikkhu who has cut off craving, untied the fetters, and by rightly comprehending conceit has made an end of suffering.

ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ‘bhikkhu sammaddaso acchecchi taṇhaṁ, vivattayi saṁyojanaṁ, sammā mānābhisamayā antamakāsi dukkhassā’ti.

A bhikkhu who sees pleasure as pain,

Yo sukhaṁ dukkhato adda,

and suffering as a dart,

dukkhamaddakkhi sallato;

and that peaceful, neutral feeling

Adukkhamasukhaṁ santaṁ,

as anicca

addakkhi naṁ aniccato.

sees rightly;

Sa ve sammaddaso bhikkhu,

they completely understand feelings.

parijānāti vedanā;

Completely understanding feelings,

So vedanā pariññāya,

they’re without defilements in this very life.

diṭṭhe dhamme anāsavo;

That knowledge master is firm in principle;

Kāyassa bhedā dhammaṭṭho,

when their body breaks up, they can’t be reckoned.”

saṅkhyaṁ nopeti vedagū”ti.