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Samiddhi’s Question About Suffering

Samiddhidukkhapañhāsutta

Venerable Samiddhi asks the Buddha what suffering is. The Buddha says that suffering is present so long as the senses exist.

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

0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.67Linked Discourses 35.67
0.27. Migajālavagga7. With Migajāla

0.3SamiddhidukkhapañhāsuttaSamiddhi’s Question About Suffering

1.1“‘Dukkhaṁ, dukkhan’ti, bhante, vuccati.“Sir, they speak of this thing called ‘suffering’.1.2Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, dukkhaṁ vā assa dukkhapaññatti vā”ti …pe….How do we define suffering or what is known as suffering?” …

1.3Pañcamaṁ.