This was said by the Lord, said by the Arahant, so I heard:
“Bhikkhus, there are these three kinds of search. What three? The search for sensual gratification, the search for being, and the search for a holy life. These are the three.”
This is the meaning of what the Lord said. So in regard to this it was said:
A disciple of the Buddha,
Concentrated, clearly comprehending
And mindful, knows searches
And the origin of searches,
Where they cease and the path
That leads to their full destruction.
With the destruction of searches a bhikkhu,
Without longing, has attained Nibbāna.
This too is the meaning of what was said by the Lord, so I heard.
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