The Buddha presents a repeated elevenfold teaching on similarity in this grouped discourse.

AN 11.310-357 Similarity

Rūpasañcetanāya… saddasañcetanāya… gandhasañcetanāya… rasasañcetanāya… phoṭṭhabbasañcetanāya… dhammasañcetanāya…

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

Rūpasañcetanāya…

“… intention regarding sights …

saddasañcetanāya…

intention regarding sounds …

gandhasañcetanāya…

intention regarding smells …

rasasañcetanāya…

intention regarding tastes …

phoṭṭhabbasañcetanāya…

intention regarding touches …

dhammasañcetanāya…

intention regarding ideas. …”

Topics & Qualities:

Desire

Desire

A wholesome motivation, interest, or objective that acts as the starting point for effort and application of will.

Also known as: aspiration, interest, wish, having an objective, intention, impulse
Pāli: chanda
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Wisdom

Wisdom

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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Last updated on July 27, 2026