{"id":"sn36.31","title":"Not of the Flesh","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"sn36.31","title":"Not of the Flesh","units":[{"id":"sn36.31:0","sourceIds":["sn36.31:0.1","sn36.31:0.2","sn36.31:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Saṁyutta Nikāya 36.31\n3. Aṭṭhasatapariyāyavagga\nNirāmisasutta","en":"Linked Discourses 36.31\n3. The Explanation of the Hundred and Eight\nNot of the Flesh"}},{"id":"sn36.31:1","sourceIds":["sn36.31:1.1","sn36.31:1.2","sn36.31:1.3","sn36.31:1.4","sn36.31:1.5","sn36.31:1.6","sn36.31:1.7","sn36.31:1.8","sn36.31:1.9","sn36.31:1.10","sn36.31:1.11"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Atthi, bhikkhave, sāmisā pīti, atthi nirāmisā pīti, atthi nirāmisā nirāmisatarā pīti;\natthi sāmisaṁ sukhaṁ, atthi nirāmisaṁ sukhaṁ, atthi nirāmisā nirāmisataraṁ sukhaṁ;\natthi sāmisā upekkhā, atthi nirāmisā upekkhā, atthi nirāmisā nirāmisatarā upekkhā;\natthi sāmiso vimokkho, atthi nirāmiso vimokkho, atthi nirāmisā nirāmisataro vimokkho.\nKatamā ca, bhikkhave, sāmisā pīti?\nPañcime, bhikkhave, kāmaguṇā.\nKatame pañca?\nCakkhuviññeyyā rūpā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā …pe…\nkāyaviññeyyā phoṭṭhabbā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.\nIme kho, bhikkhave, pañca kāmaguṇā.\nYā kho, bhikkhave, ime pañca kāmaguṇe paṭicca uppajjati pīti, ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sāmisā pīti.","en":"“Mendicants, there is rapture of the flesh, rapture not  of the flesh, and rapture even more spiritual than that not of the flesh.\nThere is pleasure of the flesh, pleasure not of the flesh, and pleasure even more spiritual than that not of the flesh.\nThere is equanimity of the flesh, equanimity not of the flesh, and equanimity even more spiritual than that not of the flesh.\nThere is liberation of the flesh, liberation not of the flesh, and liberation even more spiritual than that not of the flesh.\nAnd what is rapture of the flesh?\nThere are these five kinds of sensual stimulation.\nWhat five?\nSights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. Sounds … Smells … Tastes …\nTouches known by the body, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.\nThese are the five kinds of sensual stimulation.\nThe rapture that arises from these five kinds of sensual stimulation is called rapture of the flesh."}},{"id":"sn36.31:2","sourceIds":["sn36.31:2.1","sn36.31:2.2","sn36.31:2.3","sn36.31:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamā ca, bhikkhave, nirāmisā pīti?\nIdha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vivicceva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkaṁ savicāraṁ vivekajaṁ pītisukhaṁ paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.\nVitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā ajjhattaṁ sampasādanaṁ cetaso ekodibhāvaṁ avitakkaṁ avicāraṁ samādhijaṁ pītisukhaṁ dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.\nAyaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, nirāmisā pīti.","en":"And what is rapture not of the flesh?\nIt’s when a mendicant, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, enters and remains in the first absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected.\nAs the placing of the mind and keeping it connected are stilled, they enter and remain in the second absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of immersion, with internal clarity and mind at one, without placing the mind and keeping it connected.\nThis is called rapture not of the flesh."}},{"id":"sn36.31:3","sourceIds":["sn36.31:3.1","sn36.31:3.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamā ca, bhikkhave, nirāmisā nirāmisatarā pīti?\nYā kho, bhikkhave, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno rāgā cittaṁ vimuttaṁ paccavekkhato, dosā cittaṁ vimuttaṁ paccavekkhato, mohā cittaṁ vimuttaṁ paccavekkhato uppajjati pīti, ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, nirāmisā nirāmisatarā pīti.","en":"And what is rapture even more spiritual than that not of the flesh?\nWhen a mendicant who has ended the defilements reviews their mind free from greed, hate, and delusion, rapture arises. This is called rapture even more spiritual than that not of the flesh."}},{"id":"sn36.31:4","sourceIds":["sn36.31:4.1","sn36.31:4.2","sn36.31:4.3","sn36.31:4.4","sn36.31:4.5","sn36.31:4.6","sn36.31:4.7"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamañca, bhikkhave, sāmisaṁ sukhaṁ?\nPañcime, bhikkhave, kāmaguṇā.\nKatame pañca?\nCakkhuviññeyyā rūpā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā …pe…\nkāyaviññeyyā phoṭṭhabbā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.\nIme kho, bhikkhave, pañca kāmaguṇā.\nYaṁ kho, bhikkhave, ime pañca kāmaguṇe paṭicca uppajjati sukhaṁ somanassaṁ, idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sāmisaṁ sukhaṁ.","en":"And what is pleasure of the flesh?\nMendicants, there are these five kinds of sensual stimulation.\nWhat five?\nSights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. Sounds … Smells … Tastes …\nTouches known by the body, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.\nThese are the five kinds of sensual stimulation.\nThe pleasure and happiness that arise from these five kinds of sensual stimulation is called pleasure of the flesh."}},{"id":"sn36.31:5","sourceIds":["sn36.31:5.1","sn36.31:5.2","sn36.31:5.3","sn36.31:5.4","sn36.31:5.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamañca, bhikkhave, nirāmisaṁ sukhaṁ?\nIdha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vivicceva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkaṁ savicāraṁ vivekajaṁ pītisukhaṁ paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.\nVitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā ajjhattaṁ sampasādanaṁ cetaso ekodibhāvaṁ avitakkaṁ avicāraṁ samādhijaṁ pītisukhaṁ dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.\nPītiyā ca virāgā upekkhako ca viharati sato ca sampajāno sukhañca kāyena paṭisaṁvedeti, yaṁ taṁ ariyā ācikkhanti: ‘upekkhako satimā sukhavihārī’ti tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.\nIdaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, nirāmisaṁ sukhaṁ.","en":"And what is pleasure not of the flesh?\nIt’s when a mendicant, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, enters and remains in the first absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected.\nAs the placing of the mind and keeping it connected are stilled, they enter and remain in the second absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of immersion, with internal clarity and mind at one, without placing the mind and keeping it connected.\nAnd with the fading away of rapture, they enter and remain in the third absorption, where they meditate with equanimity, mindful and aware, experiencing for themselves the bliss of which the noble ones declare, ‘Equanimous and mindful, one meditates in bliss.’\nThis is called pleasure not of the flesh."}},{"id":"sn36.31:6","sourceIds":["sn36.31:6.1","sn36.31:6.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamañca, bhikkhave, nirāmisā nirāmisataraṁ sukhaṁ?\nYaṁ kho, bhikkhave, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno rāgā cittaṁ vimuttaṁ paccavekkhato, dosā cittaṁ vimuttaṁ paccavekkhato, mohā cittaṁ vimuttaṁ paccavekkhato uppajjati sukhaṁ somanassaṁ, idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, nirāmisā nirāmisataraṁ sukhaṁ.","en":"And what is pleasure even more spiritual than that not of the flesh?\nWhen a mendicant who has ended the defilements reviews their mind free from greed, hate, and delusion, pleasure and happiness arises. This is called pleasure even more spiritual than that not of the flesh."}},{"id":"sn36.31:7","sourceIds":["sn36.31:7.1","sn36.31:7.2","sn36.31:7.3","sn36.31:7.4","sn36.31:7.5","sn36.31:7.6","sn36.31:7.7"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamā ca, bhikkhave, sāmisā upekkhā?\nPañcime, bhikkhave, kāmaguṇā.\nKatame pañca?\nCakkhuviññeyyā rūpā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā …pe…\nkāyaviññeyyā phoṭṭhabbā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.\nIme kho, bhikkhave, pañca kāmaguṇā.\nYā kho, bhikkhave, ime pañca kāmaguṇe paṭicca uppajjati upekkhā, ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sāmisā upekkhā.","en":"And what is equanimity of the flesh?\nThere are these five kinds of sensual stimulation.\nWhat five?\nSights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. Sounds … Smells … Tastes …\nTouches known by the body, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.\nThese are the five kinds of sensual stimulation.\nThe equanimity that arises from these five kinds of sensual stimulation is called equanimity of the flesh."}},{"id":"sn36.31:8","sourceIds":["sn36.31:8.1","sn36.31:8.2","sn36.31:8.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamā ca, bhikkhave, nirāmisā upekkhā?\nIdha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sukhassa ca pahānā, dukkhassa ca pahānā, pubbeva somanassadomanassānaṁ atthaṅgamā, adukkhamasukhaṁ upekkhāsatipārisuddhiṁ catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.\nAyaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, nirāmisā upekkhā.","en":"And what is equanimity not of the flesh?\nIt’s when, with the giving up of pleasure and pain and the disappearance of former happiness and sadness, a mendicant enters and remains in the fourth absorption, without pleasure or pain, with pure equanimity and mindfulness.\nThis is called equanimity not of the flesh."}},{"id":"sn36.31:9","sourceIds":["sn36.31:9.1","sn36.31:9.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamā ca, bhikkhave, nirāmisā nirāmisatarā upekkhā?\nYā kho, bhikkhave, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno rāgā cittaṁ vimuttaṁ paccavekkhato, dosā cittaṁ vimuttaṁ paccavekkhato, mohā cittaṁ vimuttaṁ paccavekkhato uppajjati upekkhā, ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, nirāmisā nirāmisatarā upekkhā.","en":"And what is equanimity even more spiritual than that not of the flesh?\nWhen a mendicant who has ended the defilements reviews their mind free from greed, hate, and delusion, equanimity arises. This is called equanimity even more spiritual than that not of the flesh."}},{"id":"sn36.31:10","sourceIds":["sn36.31:10.1","sn36.31:10.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sāmiso vimokkho?\nRūpappaṭisaṁyutto vimokkho sāmiso vimokkho.","en":"And what is liberation of the flesh?\nLiberation connected with form is liberation of the flesh."}},{"id":"sn36.31:11","sourceIds":["sn36.31:11.1","sn36.31:11.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamo ca, bhikkhave, nirāmiso vimokkho?\nArūpappaṭisaṁyutto vimokkho nirāmiso vimokkho.","en":"And what is liberation not of the flesh?\nLiberation connected with the formless is liberation not of the flesh."}},{"id":"sn36.31:12","sourceIds":["sn36.31:12.1","sn36.31:12.2","sn36.31:12.3","sn36.31:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamo ca, bhikkhave, nirāmisā nirāmisataro vimokkho?\nYo kho, bhikkhave, khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno rāgā cittaṁ vimuttaṁ paccavekkhato, dosā cittaṁ vimuttaṁ paccavekkhato, mohā cittaṁ vimuttaṁ paccavekkhato uppajjati vimokkho, ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, nirāmisā nirāmisataro vimokkho”ti.\nEkādasamaṁ.\nAṭṭhasatapariyāyavaggo tatiyo.","en":"And what is liberation even more spiritual than that not of the flesh?\nWhen a mendicant who has ended the defilements reviews their mind free from greed, hate, and delusion, liberation arises. This is called liberation even more spiritual than that not of the flesh.”"}},{"id":"sn36.31:13","sourceIds":["sn36.31:13.0","sn36.31:13.1","sn36.31:13.2","sn36.31:13.3","sn36.31:13.4","sn36.31:13.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tassuddānaṁ\nSīvakaaṭṭhasataṁ bhikkhu,\npubbe ñāṇañca bhikkhunā;\nSamaṇabrāhmaṇā tīṇi,\nsuddhikañca nirāmisanti.\nVedanāsaṁyuttaṁ samattaṁ.","en":"The Linked Discourses on feelings are complete."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/sn36.31/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}