Itivuttaka 54

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54. Pathamaesanasuttam (Searching Tendency Ending)

This was said by the Lord Buddha(Bhagavata), said by the Arahant, so I have heard:

“Monks,there are these three searches (esna). Which three? The search for sensuality, the search for becoming (bhava), the search for a holy celibate life. These are the three searches.”

Centered(in trance), wholly aware(within self), focussed (In meditation), the Buddha’s disciple discerns searches, how searches come into play, where they cease, & the path to their ending. With the ending of searches, a monk free from desire is totally unbound(nibbana achieved).

See also: MN 26; AN 3:39; AN 4:252