Iti 96

Kāmayogasutta

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

Yoked to Sensual Pleasures

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

“Kāmayogayutto, bhikkhave, bhavayogayutto āgāmī hoti āgantā itthattaṁ. Kāmayogavisaṁyutto, bhikkhave, bhavayogayutto anāgāmī hoti anāgantā itthattaṁ. Kāmayogavisaṁyutto, bhikkhave, bhavayogavisaṁyutto arahā hoti, khīṇāsavo”ti. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

“Mendicants, one yoked to both sensual pleasures and rebirth is a returner, who comes back to this place. One unyoked from sensual pleasures but still yoked to rebirth is a non-returner, who comes not back to this place. One unyoked from both sensual pleasures and rebirth is a perfected one, who has ended defilements.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

“Kāmayogena saṁyuttā, bhavayogena cūbhayaṁ; Sattā gacchanti saṁsāraṁ, jātimaraṇagāmino.

“Yoked to both sensual pleasures and the desire to be reborn in a future life; sentient beings continue to transmigrate, with ongoing birth and death.

Ye ca kāme pahantvāna, appattā āsavakkhayaṁ; Bhavayogena saṁyuttā, anāgāmīti vuccare.

Those who’ve given up sensual pleasures without attaining the end of defilements, and are still yoked to being reborn, are said to be non-returners.

Ye ca kho chinnasaṁsayā, khīṇamānapunabbhavā; Te ve pāraṅgatā loke, ye pattā āsavakkhayan”ti.

Those who have cut off doubt, and ended conceit and future lives, they’re the ones in this world who’ve truly crossed over, having reached the ending of defilements.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.