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SN 56.27PTS SN 5.4351 min read

Real

Tathasutta

The four noble truths are real, not otherwise, that is why they are noble.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.27Linked Discourses 56.27
  • 0.23. Koṭigāmavagga3. At the Village of Koṭi

0.3TathasuttaReal

1.1“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, ariyasaccāni.“Mendicants, there are these four noble truths.1.2Katamāni cattāri?What four?1.3Dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ, dukkhasamudayaṁ ariyasaccaṁ, dukkhanirodhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ, dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā ariyasaccaṁ—The noble truths of suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering.1.4imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri ariyasaccāni tathāni avitathāni anaññathāni;These four noble truths are real, not unreal, not otherwise.1.5tasmā ‘ariyasaccānī’ti vuccanti.That’s why they’re called ‘noble truths’.

2.1Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yogo karaṇīyo …pe… ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yogo karaṇīyo”ti.That’s why you should practice meditation …”

2.2Sattamaṁ.