The Buddha describes the three quests of sensual pleasure, renewed existence, and spiritual life as the result of holding tight to the thought ‘This is the truth’ and the accumulation of bases for views.
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, as I have heard:
“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, esanā. Katamā tisso? Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā— imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā”ti.
“Bhikkhus, there are these three |quests::searches, pursuits [esanā]|. What three? The quest for seeking sensual pleasure, the quest for |renewed existence::seeking existence [bhavesanā]|, and the quest for |seeking renunciation::seeking spiritual life [brahmacariyesanā]|. These are the three quests.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
The Blessed One spoke on this matter. In this regard, it is said:
“Kāmesanā bhavesanā,
brahmacariyesanā saha;
Iti saccaparāmāso,
diṭṭhiṭṭhānā samussayā.
“The quest for seeking sensual pleasure, the quest for renewed existence,
along with the quest for seeking renunciation;
Result from |holding tight to the thought, ‘This is the truth’::clutching something as the truth [saccaparāmāsa]|,
and the accumulation of |bases for views::grounds for views, opinions, beliefs [diṭṭhiṭṭhānā]|.
Sabbarāgavirattassa,
taṇhakkhayavimuttino;
Esanā paṭinissaṭṭhā,
diṭṭhiṭṭhānā samūhatā;
Esanānaṁ khayā bhikkhu,
nirāso akathaṅkathī”ti.
For one |detached from all passion::with desire faded away [sabbarāgaviratta]|,
|who is liberated through the exhaustion of craving::who is released through the depletion of desire [taṇhakkhayavimutti]|;
Quests are |renounced::given up, relinquished [paṭinissaṭṭha]|,
and the bases for views are |uprooted::eradicated [samūhata]|;
With the cessation of quests, the bhikkhu,
is |fulfilled::free from hope, desire-less [nirāsa]| and |without doubt::without confusion [akathaṅkathī]|.”
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.
This matter too was spoken by the Blessed One, as I have heard.
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, as I have heard:
“Bhikkhus, there are these three |quests::searches, pursuits [esanā]|. What three? The quest for seeking sensual pleasure, the quest for |renewed existence::seeking existence [bhavesanā]|, and the quest for |seeking renunciation::seeking spiritual life [brahmacariyesanā]|. These are the three quests.”
The Blessed One spoke on this matter. In this regard, it is said:
“The quest for seeking sensual pleasure, the quest for renewed existence,
along with the quest for seeking renunciation;
Result from |holding tight to the thought, ‘This is the truth’::clutching something as the truth [saccaparāmāsa]|,
and the accumulation of |bases for views::grounds for views, opinions, beliefs [diṭṭhiṭṭhānā]|.
For one |detached from all passion::with desire faded away [sabbarāgaviratta]|,
|who is liberated through the exhaustion of craving::who is released through the depletion of desire [taṇhakkhayavimutti]|;
Quests are |renounced::given up, relinquished [paṭinissaṭṭha]|,
and the bases for views are |uprooted::eradicated [samūhata]|;
With the cessation of quests, the bhikkhu,
is |fulfilled::free from hope, desire-less [nirāsa]| and |without doubt::without confusion [akathaṅkathī]|.”
This matter too was spoken by the Blessed One, as I have heard.
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, esanā. Katamā tisso? Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā— imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā”ti.
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
“Kāmesanā bhavesanā,
brahmacariyesanā saha;
Iti saccaparāmāso,
diṭṭhiṭṭhānā samussayā.
Sabbarāgavirattassa,
taṇhakkhayavimuttino;
Esanā paṭinissaṭṭhā,
diṭṭhiṭṭhānā samūhatā;
Esanānaṁ khayā bhikkhu,
nirāso akathaṅkathī”ti.
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.