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SN 23.34PTS SN 3.1991 min read

Liable to Cease

Nirodhadhammasutta

Rādha asks the Buddha for a teaching before going on retreat, and the Buddha says that he should abandon desire, explaining what is liable to cease in terms of the five aggregates.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 23.34Linked Discourses 23.34
  • 0.23. Āyācanavagga3. Appeals

0.3NirodhadhammasuttaLiable to Cease

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2Āyasmā rādho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Venerable Rādha said to the Buddha:

1.3“sādhu me, bhante, bhagavā saṅkhittena dhammaṁ desetu, yamahaṁ bhagavato dhammaṁ sutvā eko vūpakaṭṭho appamatto ātāpī pahitatto vihareyyan”ti.“Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.”

2.1“Yo kho, rādha, nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo.“Rādha, you should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for whatever is of a nature to cease.2.2Ko ca, rādha, nirodhadhammo?And what is of a nature to cease?2.3Rūpaṁ kho, rādha, nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe…Form is of a nature to cease. You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for it.

2.4vedanā nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe…Feeling …

2.5saññā nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe…Perception …

2.6saṅkhārā nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe…Choices …

2.7viññāṇaṁ nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe…Consciousness is of a nature to cease. You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for it.2.8yo kho, rādha, nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo”ti.You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for whatever is of a nature to cease.”

2.9Āyācanavaggo tatiyo.

3.0Tassuddānaṁ

3.1PTS 3.200Māro ca māradhammo ca,3.2Aniccena apare duve;3.3Dukkhena ca duve vuttā,3.4Anattena tatheva ca;3.5Khayavayasamudayaṁ,3.6Nirodhadhammena dvādasāti.