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  • 11. Sides 11. Antavagga

Suffering Dukkhasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

ā€œMendicants, I will teach you suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering. ā€œDukkhaƱca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi dukkhasamudayaƱca dukkhanirodhaƱca dukkhanirodhagāminiƱca paį¹­ipadaṁ. Listen … Taṁ suṇātha.

And what is suffering? KatamaƱca, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ? It should be said: the five grasping aggregates. PaƱcupādānakkhandhātissa vacanÄ«yaṁ. What five? Katame paƱca? That is, the grasping aggregates of form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness. Seyyathidaṁ—rÅ«pupādānakkhandho …pe… viññāṇupādānakkhandho. This is called suffering. Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ.

And what is the origin of suffering? Katamo ca, bhikkhave, dukkhasamudayo? It’s the craving that leads to future lives, mixed up with relishing and greed, taking pleasure wherever it lands. That is, craving for sensual pleasures, craving to continue existence, and craving to end existence. Yāyaṁ taṇhā ponobhavikā …pe… vibhavataṇhā—This is called the origin of suffering. ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dukkhasamudayo.

And what is the cessation of suffering? Katamo ca, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodho? It’s the fading away and cessation of that very same craving with nothing left over; giving it away, letting it go, releasing it, and not clinging to it. Yo tassāyeva taṇhāya asesavirāganirodho cāgo paį¹­inissaggo mutti anālayo—This is called the cessation of suffering. ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodho.

And what is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering? Katamā ca, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodhagāminÄ« paį¹­ipadā? It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is: Ayameva ariyo aį¹­į¹­haį¹…giko maggo. right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion. Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiį¹­į¹­hi …pe… sammāsamādhi. This is called the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering.ā€ Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodhagāminÄ« paį¹­ipadÄā€ti.

Dutiyaṁ.