GraspingUpādānasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“There are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, your craving grows.“Upādāniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu assādānupassino viharato taṇhā pavaḍḍhati. Craving is a requirement for grasping.Taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ; Grasping is a requirement for continued existence.upādānapaccayā bhavo; Continued existence is a requirement for rebirth.bhavapaccayā jāti; Rebirth is a requirement for old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress to come to be.jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā sambhavanti. That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.

Suppose a great mass of fire was burning with ten, twenty, thirty, or forty loads of wood.Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, dasannaṁ vā kaṭṭhavāhānaṁ vīsāya vā kaṭṭhavāhānaṁ tiṁsāya vā kaṭṭhavāhānaṁ cattārīsāya vā kaṭṭhavāhānaṁ mahāaggikkhandho jaleyya. And from time to time someone would toss in dry grass, cow dung, or wood.Tatra puriso kālena kālaṁ sukkhāni ceva tiṇāni pakkhipeyya, sukkhāni ca gomayāni pakkhipeyya, sukkhāni ca kaṭṭhāni pakkhipeyya. Fed and fuelled by that, the great mass of fire would burn for a long time.Evañhi so, bhikkhave, mahāaggikkhandho tadāhāro tadupādāno ciraṁ dīghamaddhānaṁ jaleyya.

In the same way, there are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, your craving grows.Evameva kho, bhikkhave, upādāniyesu dhammesu assādānupassino viharato taṇhā pavaḍḍhati. Craving is a requirement for grasping. …Taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ …pe… That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.

There are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, your craving ceases.Upādāniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu ādīnavānupassino viharato taṇhā nirujjhati. When craving ceases, grasping ceases.Taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho; When grasping ceases, continued existence ceases.upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho; When continued existence ceases, rebirth ceases.bhavanirodhā jātinirodho; When rebirth ceases, old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress cease.jātinirodhā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā nirujjhanti. That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hoti.

Suppose a great mass of fire was burning with ten, twenty, thirty, or forty loads of wood.Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, dasannaṁ vā kaṭṭhavāhānaṁ vīsāya vā tiṁsāya vā cattārīsāya vā kaṭṭhavāhānaṁ mahāaggikkhandho jaleyya; And no one would toss in dry grass, cow dung, or wood from time to time.tatra puriso na kālena kālaṁ sukkhāni ceva tiṇāni pakkhipeyya, na sukkhāni ca gomayāni pakkhipeyya, na sukkhāni ca kaṭṭhāni pakkhipeyya. As the original fuel is used up and no more is added, the great mass of fire would be extinguished due to not being fed.Evañhi so, bhikkhave, mahāaggikkhandho purimassa ca upādānassa pariyādānā aññassa ca anupahārā anāhāro nibbāyeyya.

In the same way, there are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, your craving ceases.Evameva kho, bhikkhave, upādāniyesu dhammesu ādīnavānupassino viharato taṇhā nirujjhati, When craving ceases, grasping ceases. …taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho …pe… That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.”evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hotī”ti.