Sukha (Sanskrit: सुख) means happiness, pleasure, ease, joy or bliss, in Sanskrit and Pali
Among the early scriptures, ‘sukha’ is set up as a contrast to ‘preya’ (प्रेय) meaning a transient pleasure, whereas the pleasure of ‘sukha’ has an authentic state happiness within a being that is lasting
In the Pāli Canon, the term is used in the context of describing laic pursuits and meditation