1.1Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Upādāniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu assādānupassino viharato taṇhā pavaḍḍhati.“There are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, your craving grows.1.3Taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ;Craving is a requirement for grasping.1.4upādānapaccayā bhavo …pe…Grasping is a requirement for continued existence. …1.5evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.

2.1Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, mahārukkho.Suppose there was a great tree.2.2Tassa yāni ceva mūlāni adhogamāni, yāni ca tiriyaṅgamāni, sabbāni tāni uddhaṁ ojaṁ abhiharanti.And its roots going downwards and across all draw the sap upwards.2.3Evañhi so, bhikkhave, mahārukkho tadāhāro tadupādāno ciraṁ dīghamaddhānaṁ tiṭṭheyya.Fed and fuelled by that, the great tree would stand for a long time.

2.4Evameva kho, bhikkhave, upādāniyesu dhammesu assādānupassino viharato taṇhā pavaḍḍhati.In the same way, there are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, your craving grows.2.5Taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ …pe…Craving is a requirement for grasping. …2.6evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.

3.1PTS 2.88Upādāniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu ādīnavānupassino viharato taṇhā nirujjhati.There are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, your craving ceases.3.2Taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho;When craving ceases, grasping ceases.3.3upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho …pe…When grasping ceases, continued existence ceases. …3.4evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hoti.That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.

4.1Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, mahārukkho.Suppose there was a great tree.4.2Atha puriso āgaccheyya kuddālapiṭakaṁ ādāya.Then a person comes along with a spade and basket.4.3So taṁ rukkhaṁ mūle chindeyya, mūlaṁ chinditvā palikhaṇeyya, palikhaṇitvā mūlāni uddhareyya antamaso usīranāḷimattānipi.They’d cut the tree down at the roots, dig it up, and pull the roots out, down to the fibers and stems.4.4So taṁ rukkhaṁ khaṇḍākhaṇḍikaṁ chindeyya, khaṇḍākhaṇḍikaṁ chinditvā phāleyya, phāletvā sakalikaṁ sakalikaṁ kareyya, sakalikaṁ sakalikaṁ karitvā vātātape visoseyya;They’d cut the tree apart, cut up the parts, and chop it into splinters. They’d dry the splinters in the wind and sun, burn them with fire, and reduce them to ashes. Then they’d winnow the ashes in a strong wind, or float them away down a swift stream.4.5vātātape visosetvā agginā ḍaheyya, agginā ḍahetvā masiṁ kareyya, masiṁ karitvā mahāvāte vā ophuṇeyya nadiyā vā sīghasotāya pavāheyya.4.6Evañhi so, bhikkhave, mahārukkho ucchinnamūlo assa tālāvatthukato anabhāvaṅkato āyatiṁ anuppādadhammo.In this way the great tree is cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.

4.7Evameva kho, bhikkhave, upādāniyesu dhammesu ādīnavānupassino viharato taṇhā nirujjhati.In the same way, there are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, your craving ceases.4.8Taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho;When craving ceases, grasping ceases.4.9upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho …pe…When grasping ceases, continued existence ceases. …4.10evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hotī”ti.That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.”

4.11Pañcamaṁ.