Samyuktagama (Sanskrit fragments) 752.5

752.5

佛告迦摩：「欲，謂五欲功德。何等為五？謂眼識明色，可愛、可意、可念，長養欲樂。如是耳、鼻、舌、身識觸，可愛、可意、可念，長養欲樂，是名為欲。然彼非欲，於彼貪著者，是名為欲。」

The Buddha told Kāma, “Desire refers to the qualities of the five desires. What are the five? They are forms cognized by the eye that are lovely, agreeable, memorable, and nurture sensual pleasures. Thus, they are the contacts cognized by the ear … nose … tongue … body that are lovely, agreeable, memorable, and nurture sensual pleasures. They are called desires, but that is not desire. It’s the craving for them that’s called desire.”