Kāmayogasutta

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

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 <j>who’ve truly crossed over, having reached the ending of defilements.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti. Sattamaṁ. Tatiyabhāṇavāraṁ.

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