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Sutta Piṭaka

Theravāda

259SN 1.73Vittasutta 260SN 1.74Vuṭṭhisutta 261SN 1.75Bhītāsutta 262SN 1.76Najīratisutta 263SN 1.77Issariyasutta 264SN 1.78Kāmasutta 265SN 1.79Pātheyyasutta 266SN 1.80Pajjotasutta 267SN 1.81Araṇasutta 268SN 2.1Paṭhamakassapasutta 269SN 2.2Dutiyakassapasutta 270SN 2.3Māghasutta 271SN 2.4Māgadhasutta 272SN 2.5Dāmalisutta 273SN 2.6Kāmadasutta 274SN 2.7Pañcālacaṇḍasutta 275SN 2.8Tāyanasutta 276SN 2.9Candimasutta

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TheravādaSN 1.78HOLYMAP · SACRED TEXTS

Sutta PiṭakaSN 1.78

Sutta Piṭaka

SN 1.78

Kāmasutta

Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)

Kāmasutta

“Kimatthakāmo na dade, kiṁ macco na pariccaje; Kiṁsu muñceyya kalyāṇaṁ, pāpikaṁ na ca mocaye”ti.

English · Bhikkhu Sujato

Desire

“What should one who wants what’s best not give away? What should a mortal not forsake? What should be released when it’s good, but not when it’s bad?”

Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)

“Attānaṁ na dade poso, attānaṁ na pariccaje; Vācaṁ muñceyya kalyāṇaṁ, pāpikañca na mocaye”ti.

English · Bhikkhu Sujato

“A man shouldn’t give away himself. He shouldn’t forsake himself. Speech should be released when it’s good, but not when it’s bad.”

SN 1.78English

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Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)Original · Pāli

Pāli text: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (M.L. Maniratana Bunnag Dhamma Society Fund), as published by SuttaCentral. Public domain. · Source ↗

Pāli text: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka, via SuttaCentral. Public domain.

Sutta Piṭaka, tr. Bhikkhu SujatoTranslation · English · Bhikkhu Sujato, 2018

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato. SuttaCentral, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). · Source ↗

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato (SuttaCentral), dedicated to the public domain via CC0. The translator respectfully requests that any use be in accordance with the values and principles of the Buddhist community. In particular, please do not use this work in AI training datasets, for the development of any AI model or algorithm, or in any AI-derived technologies.