[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c10.251 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c10.251 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c10.251 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c10.251](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c10.251) Esanā Sutta.—A group of suttas on the three kinds of longing (esanā): the longing for sensual delights, for becoming, for the holy life. These are spoken of in relation to the Noble Eightfold Path.¹ The same is repeated for (1) the seven bojjhaṅgas,² (2) the four satipaṭṭhānas,³ (3) the indriyas,⁴ (4) the five balas,⁵ (5) the iddhipādas,⁶ and (6) the jhāna.⁷ - [Previous: v1.c10.250](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c10.250) - [Next: v1.c10.252](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c10.252) - [Up: v1.c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c10.251](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c10.251) · Pramāṇa