an9.34:1.1 At one time Venerable Sāriputta was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.
an9.34:1.2 There he addressed the mendicants:
an9.34:1.3 “Reverends, extinguishment is bliss!
an9.34:1.4 Extinguishment is bliss!”
an9.34:1.5 When he said this, Venerable Udāyī said to him,
an9.34:1.6 “But Reverend Sāriputta, what’s blissful about it, since nothing is felt?”
an9.34:1.7 “The fact that nothing is felt is precisely what’s blissful about it.
an9.34:1.8 Reverend, there are these five kinds of sensual stimulation.
an9.34:1.9 What five?
an9.34:1.10 Sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.
an9.34:1.11 Sounds known by the ear …
an9.34:1.12 Smells known by the nose …
an9.34:1.13 Tastes known by the tongue …
an9.34:1.14 Touches known by the body, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.
an9.34:1.15 These are the five kinds of sensual stimulation.
an9.34:1.16 The pleasure and happiness that arise from these five kinds of sensual stimulation is called sensual pleasure.
