Kāmaguṇa Sutta
“Bhikkhus,
There are these five qualities of sensory attraction [1].
What five?
(1) Forms perceived by the eye
Which are desired and loved,
Seductive and attractive,
Mingled with desire and exciting;[2]
(2) Sounds perceived by the ear
Which are desired and loved,
Seductive and attractive,
Mingled with desire and exciting
(3) Odors perceived by the nose
Which are desired and loved,
Seductive and attractive,
Mingled with desire and exciting
(4) Flavors perceived by the tongue
Which are desired and loved,
Seductive and attractive,
Mingled with desire and exciting
(5) Tangibles perceived by the body
Which are desired and loved,
Seductive and attractive,
Mingled with desire and exciting
These are the five qualities.
Monks,
It is for direct understanding,
For complete understanding,
For complete overcoming
And for letting go[3] of the five qualities of lust
that this Ariyan Eight-spoked path is developed.
[1] Kāmaguṇa. Fabrics, strands.
[2] iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṃhitā rajanīyā
[3] abhiññāya pariññāya parikkhayāya pahānāya