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Liable to Cease

Nirodhadhammasutta

The Buddha tells Rādha 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 23.46Linked Discourses 23.46
  • 0.24. Upanisinnavagga4. Sitting Close

0.3NirodhadhammasuttaLiable to Cease

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ rādhaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:When Venerable Rādha was seated to one side, the Buddha said to him:

1.3“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 liable to cease.1.4Ko ca, rādha, nirodhadhammo?And what is liable to cease?1.5Rūpaṁ kho, rādha, nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo.Form is liable to cease. You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for it.

1.6Vedanā …pe…Feeling …

1.7saññā …pe…Perception …

1.8saṅkhārā …pe…Choices …

1.9viññāṇaṁ nirodhadhammo; tatra te chando pahātabbo, rāgo pahātabbo, chandarāgo pahātabbo.Consciousness is liable to cease. You should give up any desire, any greed, any desire and greed for it.1.10Yo 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 liable to cease.”

1.11Upanisinnavaggo catuttho.

2.0Tassuddānaṁ

2.1Māro ca māradhammo ca,2.2Aniccena apare duve;2.3Dukkhena ca duve vuttā,2.4Anattena tatheva ca;2.5Khayavayasamudayaṁ,2.6Nirodhadhammena dvādasāti.

2.7Rādhasaṁyuttaṁ samattaṁ.The Linked Discourses with Rādha are complete.