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Linked Discourses · SN 22.19

  • Linked Discourses 22.19Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.19
  • 2. Impermanence2. Aniccavagga

Suffering With Its CauseSahetudukkhasutta

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.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 22.18 Impermanence With Its Cause 0.75near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.18 2. Impermanence Impermanence With Its Cause At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, form is impermanent. The cause and reason that gives rise to form is also impermanent. Since form is produced by what is imper…
  2. SN 22.20 Not-Self With Its Cause 0.69near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.20 2. Impermanence Not-Self With Its Cause At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, form is not-self. The cause and reason that gives rise to form is also not-self. Since form is produced by what is not-self, how c…
  3. SN 22.13 Suffering 0.63near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.13 2. Impermanence Suffering At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness are suffering. Seeing this … They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’…
  4. SN 35.141 Interior and Cause Are Suffering 0.62near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.141 14. At Devadaha Interior and Cause Are Suffering “Mendicants, the eye is suffering. The cause and reason that gives rise to the eye is also suffering. Since the eye is produced by what is sufferi…
  5. SN 22.16 That Which is Suffering 0.60near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.16 2. Impermanence That Which is Suffering At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, form is suffering. What’s suffering is not-self. And what’s not-self should be truly seen with right understanding like this: ‘Thi…