DiscoverSNSN 45–56SN 50SN 50.89-98

The Buddha presents a repeated teaching on the five powers regarding another series on searches, etc. in this grouped discourse.

SN 50.89-98 Another Series on Searches, Etc.

(Evaṁ esanāpāḷi vitthāretabbā—rāgavinayapariyosānaṁ dosavinayapariyosānaṁ mohavinayapariyosānaṁ.)

Esanāvaggo navamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Esanā vidhā āsavo,
Bhavo ca dukkhatā tisso;
Khilaṁ malañca nīgho ca,
Vedanā taṇhā tasinā cāti.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

(Evaṁ esanāpāḷi vitthāretabbā—rāgavinayapariyosānaṁ dosavinayapariyosānaṁ mohavinayapariyosānaṁ.)

(Tell in full as in SN 45.161–170, removal of greed version.)

Esanāvaggo navamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Esanā vidhā āsavo,

Searches, discriminations, defilements,

Bhavo ca dukkhatā tisso;

states of existence, three kinds of suffering,

Khilaṁ malañca nīgho ca,

barrenness, stains, and troubles,

Vedanā taṇhā tasinā cāti.

feelings, craving, and thirst.

Qualities:

Craving

Craving

☁️ dark quality

A driving ‘thirst’ that reaches out toward experiences, identities, or outcomes as the place to find satisfaction—“if only I had that.” It spins stories of lack, binds the mind to becoming, and invariably leads to suffering.

Also known as: wanting, yearning, longing, lit. thirst
Pāli: taṇha, abhijjhā
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Greed

Greed

☁️ dark quality

A grasping mental quality of craving, possessiveness, or lustful wanting that clings to objects or experiences; it fuels attachment and obstructs renunciation and contentment

Also known as: acquisitiveness, avarice, covetousness, rapacity, money grabbing, grabbiness
Pāli: lobha, gedha
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Suffering

Suffering

☁️ dark quality

Unpleasantness, discontentment, dissatisfaction, stress, pain, disease, i.e. mild or intense suffering that is inherent in conditioned existence.

Also known as: discomfort, unpleasantness, discontentedness, dissatisfaction, stress, pain, disease, distress, affliction
Pāli: dukkha
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Last updated on July 27, 2026

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