Paṭhamaesanāsutta
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard:
“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, esanā.“Monks, there are these three searches. Katamā tisso?Which three? Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā—The search for sensuality, the search for becoming, the search for a holy life. imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā”ti.These are the three searches.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
“Samāhito sampajāno, sato buddhassa sāvako;Centered, alert, mindful, the Awakened One’s disciple Esanā ca pajānāti, esanānañca sambhavaṁ.discerns searches, how searches come into play,
Yattha cetā nirujjhanti, maggañca khayagāminaṁ;where they cease, & the path to their ending. Esanānaṁ khayā bhikkhu, nicchāto parinibbuto”ti.With the ending of searches, a monk free from hunger is totally unbound.
