Linked Discourses 52.7 Saṁyutta Nikāya 52.7
1. In Private 1. Rahogatavagga

The Ending of Craving Taṇhākkhayasutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

There Venerable Anuruddha addressed the mendicants: Tatra kho āyasmā anuruddho bhikkhū āmantesi: “Reverends, mendicants!” “āvuso bhikkhavo”ti.

“Reverend,” they replied. “Āvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato anuruddhassa paccassosuṁ. Anuruddha said this: Āyasmā anuruddho etadavoca:

“Reverends, when these four kinds of mindfulness meditation are developed and cultivated they lead to the ending of craving. “Cattārome, āvuso, satipaṭṭhānā bhāvitā bahulīkatā taṇhākkhayāya saṁvattanti. What four? Katame cattāro? It’s when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body … Idhāvuso, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati …pe… feelings … vedanāsu …pe… mind … citte …pe… principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ—When these four kinds of mindfulness meditation are developed and cultivated they lead to the ending of craving.” ime kho, āvuso, cattāro satipaṭṭhānā bhāvitā bahulīkatā taṇhākkhayāya saṁvattantī”ti.

Sattamaṁ.

English Translation

Pāli Text

Linked Discourses 52.7
1. In Private

The Ending of Craving

At Sāvatthī.

There Venerable Anuruddha addressed the mendicants: “Reverends, mendicants!”

“Reverend,” they replied. Anuruddha said this:

“Reverends, when these four kinds of mindfulness meditation are developed and cultivated they lead to the ending of craving. What four? It’s when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body … feelings … mind … principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. When these four kinds of mindfulness meditation are developed and cultivated they lead to the ending of craving.”

Saṁyutta Nikāya 52.7
1. Rahogatavagga

Taṇhākkhayasutta

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Tatra kho āyasmā anuruddho bhikkhū āmantesi: “āvuso bhikkhavo”ti.

“Āvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato anuruddhassa paccassosuṁ. Āyasmā anuruddho etadavoca:

“Cattārome, āvuso, satipaṭṭhānā bhāvitā bahulīkatā taṇhākkhayāya saṁvattanti. Katame cattāro? Idhāvuso, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati …pe… vedanāsu …pe… citte …pe… dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ—ime kho, āvuso, cattāro satipaṭṭhānā bhāvitā bahulīkatā taṇhākkhayāya saṁvattantī”ti.

Sattamaṁ.