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The Origin of Suffering

Dukkhasamudayasutta

The origin and ending of suffering are explained in terms of sense experience giving rise to craving.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.106Linked Discourses 35.106
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0.3DukkhasamudayasuttaThe Origin of Suffering

1.1“Dukkhassa, bhikkhave, samudayañca atthaṅgamañca desessāmi.“Mendicants, I will teach you the origin and disappearance of suffering.1.2Taṁ suṇātha.Listen …

1.3Katamo ca, bhikkhave, dukkhassa samudayo?And what, mendicants, is the origin of suffering?1.4Cakkhuñca paṭicca rūpe ca uppajjati cakkhuviññāṇaṁ. Tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso.Eye consciousness arises dependent on the eye and sights. The meeting of the three is contact.1.5Phassapaccayā vedanā;Contact is a requirement for feeling.1.6vedanāpaccayā taṇhā.Feeling is a requirement for craving.1.7Ayaṁ dukkhassa samudayo …pe…This is the origin of suffering …1.8jivhañca paṭicca rase ca uppajjati jivhāviññāṇaṁ. Tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso.1.9Phassapaccayā vedanā;1.10vedanāpaccayā taṇhā.

1.11Ayaṁ dukkhassa samudayo …pe… manañca paṭicca dhamme ca uppajjati manoviññāṇaṁ.Mind consciousness arises dependent on the mind and ideas.1.12Tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso.The meeting of the three is contact.1.13Phassapaccayā vedanā;Contact is a requirement for feeling.1.14vedanāpaccayā taṇhā.Feeling is a requirement for craving.1.15Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, dukkhassa samudayo.This is the origin of suffering.

2.1PTS 4.87Katamo ca, bhikkhave, dukkhassa atthaṅgamo?And what is the disappearance of suffering?2.2Cakkhuñca paṭicca rūpe ca uppajjati cakkhuviññāṇaṁ. Tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso.Eye consciousness arises dependent on the eye and sights. The meeting of the three is contact.2.3Phassapaccayā vedanā;Contact is a requirement for feeling.2.4vedanāpaccayā taṇhā.Feeling is a requirement for craving.2.5Tassāyeva taṇhāya asesavirāganirodhā upādānanirodho;When that craving fades away and ceases with no residue left behind, grasping ceases.2.6upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho;When grasping ceases, continued existence ceases.2.7bhavanirodhā jātinirodho;When continued existence ceases, rebirth ceases.2.8jātinirodhā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā nirujjhanti.When rebirth ceases, old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress cease.2.9Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hoti.That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.2.10Ayaṁ dukkhassa atthaṅgamo …pe…This is the disappearance of suffering. …2.11jivhañca paṭicca rase ca uppajjati jivhāviññāṇaṁ …pe…

2.12manañca paṭicca dhamme ca uppajjati manoviññāṇaṁ. Tiṇṇaṁ saṅgati phasso.Mind consciousness arises dependent on the mind and ideas. The meeting of the three is contact.2.13Phassapaccayā vedanā;Contact is a requirement for feeling.2.14vedanāpaccayā taṇhā.Feeling is a requirement for craving.2.15Tassāyeva taṇhāya asesavirāganirodhā upādānanirodho;When that craving fades away and ceases with no residue left behind, grasping ceases.2.16upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho;When grasping ceases, continued existence ceases.2.17bhavanirodhā jātinirodho;When continued existence ceases, rebirth ceases.2.18jātinirodhā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā nirujjhanti.When rebirth ceases, old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress cease.2.19Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hoti.That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.2.20Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, dukkhassa atthaṅgamo”ti.This is the disappearance of suffering.”

2.21Tatiyaṁ.