The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

pleasures. Def. as cakkhuviññeyy! r(p!, etc. A iii.411; D i.245; ii.271; iii.131, 234; Nd2 s. v.; Ps i.129; as
man!piyehi r(pâd"hi pañcahi k!ma -- ko&&h!sehi bandhanehi v! DA i.121, where it is also divided into two
groups: m!nusak! and dibb!. As constituents of k!mar!ga at Nett 28; as vana (desire) Nett 81. -- In the
popular view they are also to be enjoyed in "heaven": sagga' loka' upapajjiss!mi tattha dibbehi pañcahi k -
- gu*ehi samappito samangibh(to paric!ress!m" ti Vin iii.72; mentioned as pleasures in Nandana S i.5; M
i.505; A iii.40, iv.118; in various other connections S iv.202; Vv 307; Pv iii.71 (˚ehi sobhasi; expl. PvA 205
by k!ma -- ko&&h!sehi); PvA 58 (paric!renti); cp. also k!ma -- k!min. As the highest joys of this earth they
are the share of men of good fortune, like kings, etc. (m!nusak! k˚ gu*!) S v.409; A v.272, but the same
passage with "dibbehi pañcahi k˚ -- gu*ehi samappita . . ." also refers to earthly pleasures, e. g. S i.79, 80
(of kings); S v.342 (of a Cakkavatti); A ii.125; iv.55, 239; v.203; of the soul D i.36; Vbh 379; other
passages simply quoting k -- g˚ as worldly pleasures are e. g. S i.16=Sn 171; S i.92; iv.196. 326; A iii.69
(itthir(pasmi'); D i.60, 104; Sdhp 261. In the estimation of the early Buddhists, however, this bundle of
pleasures is to be banned from the thought of every earnest striver after perfection: their critique of the
k!magu*! begins with "pañc' ime bhikkhave k!magu*! . . ." and is found at various places, e. g. in full at
M i.85=Nd2 s. v.; M i.454; ii.42; iii.114; quoted at M i.92; A iii.411; iv.415, 430, 449, 458. Other
expressions voicing the same view are: gedho pañcanna' k˚ -- gu*!na' adhivacana' A iii.312 sq.; asis(n! .
. . adhivac˚ M i.144; niv!po . . . adhivac˚ M. i.155; s!va&&o . . . adhivac˚ It 114. In connection w. rata &
giddha PvA 3; pah"na M iii.295; gathita & mucchita M i.173; m! te k!magu*e bhamassu citta' "Let not thy
heart roam in the fivefold pleasures" Dh 371; cittassa vossaggo Vbh 370; asantu&&ha Vbh 350. See also Sn
50, 51, 171, 284, 337. -- gu*ika consisting of fivefold desire, appl. to r!ga S ii.99; J iv.220; Dhs A.371; --
gedha a craving for pleasure S i.100; ThA 225; -- c!gin he who has abandoned lusts Sn 719. -- citta impure
thought J ii.214; -- chanda excitement of sensual pleasure, grouped as the first of the series of five obstacles
(pañca n"vara*!ni) D i.156, 246; iii.234, 278; A i.231; iv.457; A i.134=Sn 1106; S i.99; v.64; Bdhd 72, 96,
130; Nd2 200, 420A. Also as the first in the series of ten fetters (sa'yojan!ni) which are given above (p.
31) as synonyms of k!ma. Enumerated under 1 -- 10 at Nd2 200 as eight in order: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10
(omitting pip!s! and gedha) Vbh 364; Dhs 1114, 1153; Nd2 ad chandar!ga and bhavachanda; in order: 2, 3,
5, 9, 6, 7, 10, 4 at A ii.10; -- as nine (like above, omitting gedha) at Vbh 374; Dhs 1097; -- as five in order:
1, 5, 9, 6, 7, (cp. above passage A ii.10) at M i.241; -- as four in order: 1, 5, 9, 7 at S iv.188; -- as six
n"vara*as (5 + avijj!) at Dhs 1170, 1486. See also D i.246; iii.234, 269; Ps i.103, 108; ii.22, 26, 44, 169;
Vism 141; Sdhp 459; -- j!la the net of desires Th 1, 355; -- ta*h! thirst after sensual pleasures; the first of
the three ta*h!s, viz. k!ma˚, bhava˚, vibhava˚ D iii.216, 275; It 50; Vbh 365 (where defined as
k!madh!tupa&isa'yutto r!go); Dhs 1059, 1136 (cp. ta*h!: japp!passage); as the three ta*h!, viz.
ponobbhavik!, nandir!ga -- sahagat!, tatratatr' âbhinandin" at Vin i.10= Vbh 101; as k -- ta*h!hi
khajjam!no k -- pari)!hena pari.ayham!no M i.504. See also D ii.308; S i.131; A ii.11; Th 2, 140; J ii.311;
v.451; Miln 318. -- da granting desires, bestowing objects of pleasure and delight; Ep. of Yakkhas and of
Vessantara (cp. the good fairy) J vi.498, 525; Mhvs 19, 9; as sabba˚ Pv ii.138; -- dada= prec. Pv ii.918;
PvA 112; J vi.508; of a stone Miln 243, 252; of Nibb!na Miln 321; Kh viii.10: esa devamanuss!na'
sabbak!madado nidhi "this is the treasure which gives all pleasures to gods and men"; -- dukkha the pain of
sensual pleasures J iv.118; -- duha granting wishes, like a cow giving milk J v.33; vi.214; f. ˚duh! the cow
of plenty J iv.20; -- dh!tu "element of desire." i. e. 1. the world of desire, that sphere of existence in which
beings are still in the bonds of sensuality, extending from the Av"ci -- niraya to the heaven of the
Paranimmita -- vasavatti -- devas S ii.151; Th 1, 181; also 2. sensual pleasures, desires, of which there are
six dh!tus, viz. k!ma˚, vy!p!da, vihi's!˚, nekkhamma˚, avy!p!da˚, avihi's!˚, Vbh 86; Nett 97; D iii.215=
Vbh 363 (as the first three=akusaladh!tus); Vbh 404. See also D iii.275; Th 1, 378; J v.454; Vism 486 (cp.
-- 206 --
Vbh 86). -- nand" sensual delight (cp. ˚chanda) A ii.11; Dhs 1114, etc. -- nid!na' acc. adv. as the
consequence of passion, through passion, M i.85, etc. (in k!magu*! passage); -- nissara*a deliverance from
passion, the extinction of passion It 61 (as three nissara*"y! dh!tuyo), cp. A iii.245; -- nissita depending on
craving Miln 11; -- n"ta led by desire J ii.214, 215; -- panka the mire of lusts Sn 945; Th 2, 354; J v.186,
256; vi.230, 505; Mhbv 3; -- pa&isandhi -- sukhin finding happiness in the association with desire M iii.230;
-- pari)!ha the flame or the fever of passion M i.242, 508; S iv.188; A i.68 (pari.ayhati, khajjati, etc.); A
ii.11; Vin iii.20; Nd2 374 (comd with ˚palibodha); DhA ii.2; see also k!macchanda passage. -- p!la the
guardian of wishes, i. e. benefactor J v.221; -- pip!s! thirst for sensuality M i.242; A ii.11, and under k˚ --