user11937: I looked it up but the person answer was unclear. I read greed which is a sense desire of unprofitable things (Which if I'm correct is different from sense desire of objects) has all 5. So doesn't that mean when suppressing the defilement i should suppress all 5 cords separately kind of like you do the hindrances.

user10100: The five kāmaguṇa are:

color
sound
smell
flavor
phoṭṭhabba (=temperature, matter, and vayo).

They tie the kāma-person to live in kāma-bhava.
kāma means "living in kāma loka"; and guṇa means "a binder".
So, the five kāmaguṇa are things that kāma-taṇha (addicting to drug), and bhava-taṇha (addicting to becoming, born to be, future birth).
See the first part of the mahadukkhakkhandhasutta for more information:

Now what, monks, is the allure of sensuality? These five strings of sensuality. Which five? Forms cognizable via the eye — agreeable, pleasing, charming, endearing, fostering desire, enticing. Sounds cognizable via the ear... Aromas cognizable via the nose... Flavors cognizable via the tongue... Tactile sensations cognizable via the body — agreeable, pleasing, charming, endearing, fostering desire, enticing. Now whatever pleasure or joy arises in dependence on these five strands of sensuality, that is the allure of sensuality.


11937: <p>I looked it up but the person answer was unclear. I read greed which is a sense desire of unprofitable things (Which if I'm correct is different from sense desire of objects) has all 5. So doesn't that mean when suppressing the defilement i should suppress all 5 cords separately kind of like you do the hindrances.</p>
 10100: <p>The five <em>kāmaguṇa</em> are:</p>

<ol>
<li>color</li>
<li>sound</li>
<li>smell</li>
<li>flavor</li>
<li>phoṭṭhabba (=temperature, matter, and <em>vayo</em>).</li>
</ol>

<p>They tie the kāma-person to live in kāma-bhava.</p>

<p><em>kāma</em> means "living in <em>kāma loka</em>"; and <em>guṇa</em> means "a binder".</p>

<p>So, the five kāmaguṇa are things that kāma-taṇha (addicting to drug), and bhava-taṇha (addicting to becoming, born to be, future birth).</p>

<p>See the first part of the <a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.013.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">mahadukkhakkhandhasutta</a> for more information:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Now what, monks, is the allure of sensuality? These <strong>five strings of sensuality</strong>. Which five? <strong>Forms cognizable via the eye</strong> — agreeable, pleasing, charming, endearing, fostering desire, enticing. <strong>Sounds cognizable via the ear</strong>... <strong>Aromas cognizable via the nose</strong>... <strong>Flavors cognizable via the tongue</strong>... <strong>Tactile sensations cognizable via the body</strong> — agreeable, pleasing, charming, endearing, fostering desire, enticing. Now whatever pleasure or joy arises in dependence on these five strands of sensuality, that is the allure of sensuality.</p>
</blockquote>
