Paṭhamaesanāsutta

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

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

“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, esanā. Katamā tisso? Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā— imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā”ti. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

“Mendicants, there are these three searches. What three? The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path. These are the three searches.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

“Samāhito sampajāno, sato buddhassa sāvako; Esanā ca pajānāti, esanānañca sambhavaṁ.

“Stilled, aware, a mindful disciple of the Buddha understands searches, the cause of searches,

Yattha cetā nirujjhanti, maggañca khayagāminaṁ; Esanānaṁ khayā bhikkhu, nicchāto parinibbuto”ti.

where they cease, and the path that leads to their ending. With the ending of searches, a mendicant is hungerless, quenched.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti. Pañcamaṁ.

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