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The Discourse on Searches
161.
At Sāvatthī.
"There are these three searches, monks.
Which three?
Sensual seeking, seeking existence, seeking the holy life -
these, monks, are the three searches.
For the direct knowledge of these three searches, monks, the noble eightfold path is to be developed.
What is the noble eightfold path?
Here, monks, a monk develops right view, based upon seclusion, etc.
he develops right concentration, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release.
For the direct knowledge of these three searches, monks, this noble eightfold path is to be developed."
"There are these three searches, monks. Which three? Sensual seeking, seeking existence, seeking the holy life - these, monks, are the three searches. For the direct knowledge of these three searches, monks, the noble eightfold path is to be developed. What is the noble eightfold path? Here, monks, a monk develops right view, etc. he develops right concentration, with the removal of lust as its final goal, with the removal of hate as its final goal, with the removal of delusion as its final goal. For the direct knowledge of these three searches, monks, this noble eightfold path is to be developed."
"There are these three searches, monks. Which three? Sensual seeking, seeking existence, seeking the holy life - these, monks, are the three searches. For the direct knowledge of these three searches, monks, the noble eightfold path is to be developed. What is the noble eightfold path? Here, monks, a monk develops right view, etc. he develops right concentration, grounded upon the Deathless, heading for the Deathless, with the Deathless as its final goal. For the direct knowledge of these three searches, monks, this noble eightfold path is to be developed."
"There are these three searches, monks. Which three? Sensual seeking, seeking existence, seeking the holy life - these, monks, are the three searches. For the direct knowledge of these three searches, monks, the noble eightfold path is to be developed. What is the noble eightfold path? Here, monks, a monk develops right view, etc. he develops right concentration, slanting towards Nibbāna, sloping towards Nibbāna, inclining towards Nibbāna. For the direct knowledge of these three searches, monks, this noble eightfold path is to be developed."
"There are these three searches, monks. Which three? Sensual seeking, seeking existence, seeking the holy life - these, monks, are the three searches. For the full understanding of these three searches, monks, etc. this noble eightfold path is to be developed."
"There are these three searches, monks. Which three? Sensual seeking, seeking existence, seeking the holy life - these, monks, are the three searches. For the utter elimination of these three searches, monks, etc. this noble eightfold path is to be developed."
"There are these three searches, monks. Which three? Sensual seeking, seeking existence, seeking the holy life - these, monks, are the three searches. For the abandoning of these three searches, monks, the noble eightfold path is to be developed. What is the noble eightfold path? Here, monks, a monk develops right view, etc. he develops right concentration, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release, etc. For the abandoning of these three searches, monks, this noble eightfold path is to be developed." The first.