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AN 9.65

Kāmaguṇa sutta: Kinds of Sensual Stimulation

Kāmaguṇasutta

Satipaṭṭhānavagga

Translations

“Mendicants, there are these five kinds of sensual stimulation. What five? Sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. Sounds known by the ear … Smells known by the nose … Tastes known by the tongue … Touches known by the body, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. These are the five kinds of sensual stimulation.

To give up these five kinds of sensual stimulation you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. …”

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