SN27 Linked Discourses on Corruptions

• The Chapter on Corruptions
  • SN27.1 The Eye
  • SN27.2 Sights
  • SN27.3 Consciousness
  • SN27.4 Contact
  • SN27.5 Feeling
  • SN27.6 Perception
  • SN27.7 Intention
  • SN27.8 Craving
  • SN27.9 Elements
  • SN27.10 The Aggregates

The Chapter on Corruptions

SN27.1 The Eye

At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, desire and greed for the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, or mind is a corruption of the mind. When a mendicant has given up mental corruption in these six cases, their mind inclines to renunciation. A mind imbued with renunciation is said to be fit for work regarding anything that can be realized by insight.”

SN27.2 Sights

At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, desire and greed for sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, or ideas is a corruption of the mind. When a mendicant has given up mental corruption in these six cases, their mind inclines to renunciation. A mind imbued with renunciation is said to be fit for work regarding anything that can be realized by insight.”

SN27.3 Consciousness

At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, desire and greed for eye consciousness, ear consciousness, nose consciousness, tongue consciousness, body consciousness, or mind consciousness is a corruption of the mind. When a mendicant has given up mental corruption in these six cases, their mind inclines to renunciation. A mind imbued with renunciation is said to be fit for work regarding anything that can be realized by insight.”

SN27.4 Contact

At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, desire and greed for eye contact, ear contact, nose contact, tongue contact, body contact, or mind contact is a corruption of the mind. …”

SN27.5 Feeling

At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, desire and greed for feeling born of eye contact, feeling born of ear contact, feeling born of nose contact, feeling born of tongue contact, feeling born of body contact, or feeling born of mind contact is a defilement of the mind. …”

SN27.6 Perception

At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, desire and greed for perception of sights, perception of sounds, perception of smells, perception of tastes, perception of touches, or perception of ideas is a corruption of the mind. …”

SN27.7 Intention

At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, desire and greed for intention regarding sights, intention regarding sounds, intention regarding smells, intention regarding tastes, intention regarding touches, or intention regarding ideas is a corruption of the mind. …”

SN27.8 Craving

At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, desire and greed for craving for sights, craving for sounds, craving for smells, craving for tastes, craving for touches, or craving for ideas is a corruption of the mind. …”

SN27.9 Elements

At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, desire and greed for the earth element, the water element, the fire element, the air element, the space element, or the consciousness element is a corruption of the mind. …”

SN27.10 The Aggregates

At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, desire and greed for form, feeling, perception, choices, or consciousness is a corruption of the mind. When a mendicant has given up mental corruption in these five cases, their mind inclines to renunciation. A mind imbued with renunciation is said to be fit for work regarding anything that can be realized by insight.”

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The Linked Discourses on corruptions are complete.