SN 35.112 — Complete Understanding of the Exterior

English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato.

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Linked Discourses 35.112
11. Sanctuary from the Yoke
Complete Understanding of the Exterior
“Mendicants, without directly knowing and completely understanding sights … sounds … smells … tastes … touches … ideas, without dispassion for them and giving them up, you can’t end suffering.
By directly knowing and completely understanding sights … sounds … smells … tastes … touches … ideas, having dispassion for them and giving them up, you can end suffering.”