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Kāmadasutta

Translator: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho kāmado devaputto bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“dukkaraṁ, bhagavā, sudukkaraṁ, bhagavā”ti.

“Dukkaraṁ vāpi karonti,

(kāmadāti bhagavā)

Sekhā sīlasamāhitā;

Ṭhitattā anagāriyupetassa,

Tuṭṭhi hoti sukhāvahā”ti.

“Dullabhā, bhagavā, yadidaṁ tuṭṭhī”ti.

“Dullabhaṁ vāpi labhanti,

(kāmadāti bhagavā)

Cittavūpasame ratā;

Yesaṁ divā ca ratto ca,

Bhāvanāya rato mano”ti.

“Dussamādahaṁ, bhagavā, yadidaṁ cittan”ti.

“Dussamādahaṁ vāpi samādahanti,

(kāmadāti bhagavā)

Indriyūpasame ratā;

Te chetvā maccuno jālaṁ,

Ariyā gacchanti kāmadā”ti.

“Duggamo, bhagavā, visamo maggo”ti.

“Duggame visame vāpi,

Ariyā gacchanti kāmada;

Anariyā visame magge,

Papatanti avaṁsirā;

Ariyānaṁ samo maggo,

Ariyā hi visame samā”ti.

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