Kāmayogasutta

Itivuttaka 96

So It Was Said 96

Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes

Pañcamavagga

Chapter Five

Kāmayogasutta

Yoked to Sensual Pleasures

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.

“Mendicants, one yoked to both sensual pleasures and rebirth is a returner, who comes back to this place.

Kāmayogavisaṁyutto, bhikkhave, bhavayogayutto anāgāmī hoti anāgantā itthattaṁ.

One unyoked from sensual pleasures but still yoked to rebirth is a non-returner, who comes not back to this place.

Kāmayogavisaṁyutto, bhikkhave, bhavayogavisaṁyutto arahā hoti, khīṇāsavo”ti.

One unyoked from both sensual pleasures and rebirth is a perfected one, who has ended defilements.”

Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.

The Buddha spoke this matter.

Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

On this it is said:

“Kāmayogena saṁyuttā,

“Yoked to both sensual pleasures

bhavayogena cūbhayaṁ;

and the desire to be reborn in a future life;

Sattā gacchanti saṁsāraṁ,

sentient beings continue to transmigrate,

jātimaraṇagāmino.

with ongoing birth and death.

Ye ca kāme pahantvāna,

Those who’ve given up sensual pleasures

appattā āsavakkhayaṁ;

without attaining the end of defilements,

Bhavayogena saṁyuttā,

and are still yoked to being reborn,

anāgāmīti vuccare.

are said to be non-returners.

Ye ca kho chinnasaṁsayā,

Those who have cut off doubt,

khīṇamānapunabbhavā;

and ended conceit and future lives,

Te ve pāraṅgatā loke,

they’re the ones in this world
who’ve truly crossed over,

ye pattā āsavakkhayan”ti.

having reached the ending of defilements.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

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

Sattamaṁ.

Tatiyabhāṇavāraṁ.