1.1PTS 4.146Atha kho āyasmā mahākoṭṭhiko …pe… bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then Venerable Mahākoṭṭhita … said to the Buddha:¹

1.2“sādhu me, bhante …pe… 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 When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.”

1.3“Yaṁ kho, koṭṭhika, dukkhaṁ tatra te chando pahātabbo.“Koṭṭhita, you should give up desire for what is suffering.1.4Kiñca, koṭṭhika, dukkhaṁ?And what is suffering?

1.5Cakkhu kho, koṭṭhika, dukkhaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo.The eye,1.6Rūpā dukkhā; tatra te chando pahātabbo.sights,1.7Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ dukkhaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo.eye consciousness,1.8Cakkhusamphasso dukkho; tatra te chando pahātabbo.and eye contact are suffering: you should give up desire for them.1.9Yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi dukkhaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe…The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on eye contact is also suffering; you should give up desire for it.

1.10jivhā dukkhā; tatra te chando pahātabbo …pe…The ear … nose … tongue … body ….1.11mano dukkho; tatra te chando pahātabbo.The mind,1.12Dhammā dukkhā; tatra te chando pahātabbo.ideas,1.13Manoviññāṇaṁ dukkhaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo.mind consciousness,1.14Manosamphasso dukkho; tatra te chando pahātabbo.and mind contact are suffering: you should give up desire for them.1.15Yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi dukkhaṁ; tatra te chando pahātabbo.The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact is also suffering: you should give up desire for it.

1.16Yaṁ kho, koṭṭhika, dukkhaṁ tatra te chando pahātabbo”ti.Koṭṭhita, you should give up desire for what is suffering.”

1.17Aṭṭhamaṁ.