With Several Mendicants (1st)Paṭhamasambahulasutta

Then several mendicants went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:Atha kho sambahulā bhikkhū yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu. Ekamantaṁ nisinnā kho te bhikkhū bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ:

“Sir, what is feeling? What’s the origin of feeling? What’s the cessation of feeling? What’s the practice that leads to the cessation of feeling?“katamā nu kho, bhante, vedanā, katamo vedanāsamudayo, katamo vedanānirodho, katamā vedanānirodhagāminī paṭipadā? And what is feeling’s gratification, drawback, and escape?”Ko vedanāya assādo, ko ādīnavo, kiṁ nissaraṇan”ti?

“Mendicants, there are these three feelings:“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, vedanā— pleasant, painful, and neutral.sukhā vedanā, dukkhā vedanā, adukkhamasukhā vedanā— These are called feelings.imā vuccanti, bhikkhave, vedanā.

Feeling originates from contact.Phassasamudayā vedanāsamudayo; When contact ceases, feeling ceases.phassanirodhā vedanānirodho.

The practice that leads to the cessation of feelings is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo vedanānirodhagāminī paṭipadā, seyyathidaṁ— right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.

The pleasure and happiness that arise from feeling: this is its gratification.Yaṁ vedanaṁ paṭicca uppajjati sukhaṁ somanassaṁ, ayaṁ vedanāya assādo. That feeling is impermanent, suffering, and perishable: this is its drawback.Yaṁ vedanā aniccā dukkhā vipariṇāmadhammā, ayaṁ vedanāya ādīnavo. Removing and giving up desire and greed for feeling: this is its escape.Yo vedanāya chandarāgavinayo chandarāgappahānaṁ, idaṁ vedanāya nissaraṇaṁ.

But I have also explained the progressive cessation of activities. …Atha kho pana, bhikkhave, mayā anupubbasaṅkhārānaṁ nirodho akkhāto. For someone who has attained the first absorption, speech has ceased. …Paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ samāpannassa vācā niruddhā hoti …pe… For a mendicant who has ended the defilements, greed, hate, and delusion have ceased.khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno rāgo niruddho hoti, doso niruddho hoti, moho niruddho hoti. And I have also explained the progressive settling of activities.Atha kho pana, bhikkhave, mayā anupubbasaṅkhārānaṁ vūpasamo akkhāto. For someone who has attained the first absorption, speech has stilled. …Paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ samāpannassa vācā vūpasantā hoti …pe… For a mendicant who has ended the defilements, greed, hate, and delusion have stilled.khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno rāgo vūpasanto hoti, doso vūpasanto hoti, moho vūpasanto hoti. There are these six levels of tranquility.Chayimā, bhikkhave, passaddhiyo. For someone who has attained the first absorption, speech has been tranquilized.Paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ samāpannassa vācā paṭippassaddhā hoti. For someone who has attained the second absorption, the placing of the mind and keeping it connected have been tranquilized.Dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ samāpannassa vitakkavicārā paṭippassaddhā honti. For someone who has attained the third absorption, rapture has been tranquilized.Tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ samāpannassa pīti paṭippassaddhā hoti. For someone who has attained the fourth absorption, breathing has been tranquilized.Catutthaṁ jhānaṁ samāpannassa assāsapassāsā paṭippassaddhā honti. For someone who has attained the cessation of perception and feeling, perception and feeling have been tranquilized.Saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ samāpannassa saññā ca vedanā ca paṭippassaddhā honti.

For a mendicant who has ended the defilements, greed, hate, and delusion have been tranquilized.”Khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno rāgo paṭippassaddho hoti, doso paṭippassaddho hoti, moho paṭippassaddho hotī”ti.