• Numbered Discourses 4.9 Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.9
  • 1. At Wares Village 1. Bhaṇḍagāmavagga

The Arising of Craving Taṇhuppādasutta

“Mendicants, there are four things that give rise to craving in a mendicant. “Cattārome, bhikkhave, taṇhuppādā yattha bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati. What four? Katame cattāro? For the sake of robes, Cīvarahetu vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati; almsfood, piṇḍapātahetu vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati; lodgings, senāsanahetu vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati; or rebirth in this or that state. itibhavābhavahetu vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjati.

These are the four things that give rise to craving in a mendicant. Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro taṇhuppādā yattha bhikkhuno taṇhā uppajjamānā uppajjatīti.

Craving is a person’s partner Taṇhā dutiyo puriso, as they transmigrate on this long journey. dīghamaddhāna saṁsaraṁ; They go from this state to another, Itthabhāvaññathābhāvaṁ, but don’t escape transmigration. saṁsāraṁ nātivattati.

Knowing this drawback—Evamādīnavaṁ ñatvā, that craving is the cause of suffering—Taṇhaṁ dukkhassa sambhavaṁ; rid of craving, free of grasping, Vītataṇho anādāno, a mendicant would wander mindful.” Sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti.

Navamaṁ.