“Stilled, aware, a mindful disciple of the Buddha understands searches, the cause of searches,

where they cease, and the path that leads to their ending. With the ending of searches, a mendicant is hungerless, quenched.”

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

So It Was Said 55 The Book of the Threes Chapter One Searches (2nd)

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

“Mendicants, there are these three searches. What three? The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path. These are the three searches.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

“The search for sensual pleasures, <j>for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path; the holding tight to the thought, ‘this is the truth’, and the mass of grounds for views—

for one detached from all lusts, freed by the ending of craving, that searching has been relinquished, and those grounds for views eradicated. With the ending of searches, a mendicant is free of hope and indecision.”

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

So It Was Said 56 The Book of the Threes Chapter One Defilements (1st)

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

“Mendicants, there are these three defilements. What three? The defilements of sensuality, desire to be reborn, and ignorance. These are the three defilements.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

“Stilled, aware, a mindful disciple of the Buddha understands defilements, the cause of defilements,