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Suffering With Its Cause Sahetudukkhasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, form is suffering. “Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ. The cause and reason that gives rise to form is also suffering. Yopi hetu yopi paccayo rūpassa uppādāya, sopi dukkho. Since form is produced by what is suffering, how could it be happiness? Dukkhasambhūtaṁ, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ kuto sukhaṁ bhavissati.

Feeling is suffering … Vedanā dukkhā …

Perception is suffering … saññā dukkhā …

Choices are suffering … saṅkhārā dukkhā …

Consciousness is suffering. viññāṇaṁ dukkhaṁ. The cause and reason that gives rise to consciousness is also suffering. Yopi hetu yopi paccayo viññāṇassa uppādāya, sopi dukkho. Since consciousness is produced by what is suffering, how could it be happiness? Dukkhasambhūtaṁ, bhikkhave, viññāṇaṁ kuto sukhaṁ bhavissati.

Seeing this … Evaṁ passaṁ …pe… They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’” nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.

Aṭṭhamaṁ.