Suffering Dukkhasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, I will teach you suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering. “Dukkhañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi dukkhasamudayañca dukkhanirodhañca dukkhanirodhagāminiñca paṭipadaṁ. Listen … Taṁ suṇātha.

And what is suffering? Katamañca, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ? It should be said: the five grasping aggregates. Pañcupādānakkhandhātissa vacanīyaṁ. What five? Katame pañca? That is, the grasping aggregates of form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness. Seyyathidaṁ—rūpupādānakkhandho …pe… viññāṇupādānakkhandho. This is called suffering. Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ.

And what is the origin of suffering? Katamo ca, bhikkhave, dukkhasamudayo? It’s the craving that leads to future lives, mixed up with relishing and greed, taking pleasure there wherever it alights. That is, craving for sensual pleasures, craving for existence, and craving for nonexistence. Yāyaṁ taṇhā ponobhavikā …pe… vibhavataṇhā—This is called the origin of suffering. ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dukkhasamudayo.

And what is the cessation of suffering? Katamo ca, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodho? It’s the fading away and cessation of that very same craving with no residue left behind; giving it away, letting it go, releasing it, and not clinging to it. Yo tassāyeva taṇhāya asesavirāganirodho cāgo paṭinissaggo mutti anālayo—This is called the cessation of suffering. ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodho.

And what is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering? Katamā ca, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā? It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is: Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo. right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion. Seyyathidaṁ—sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi. This is called the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering.” Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā”ti.