- Linked Discourses 38.14Saṁyutta Nikāya 38.14
- 1. With Jambukhādaka1. Jambukhādakavagga
A Question About SufferingDukkhapañhāsutta
“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘suffering’.“‘Dukkhaṁ, dukkhan’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati. What is suffering?”Katamaṁ nu kho, āvuso, dukkhan”ti?
“Reverend, there are these three forms of suffering.“Tisso imā, āvuso, dukkhatā. The suffering inherent in painful feeling; the suffering inherent in conditions; and the suffering inherent in perishing.Dukkhadukkhatā, saṅkhāradukkhatā, vipariṇāmadukkhatā— These are the three forms of suffering.”imā kho, āvuso, tisso dukkhatā”ti.
“But, reverend, is there a path and a practice for completely understanding these forms of suffering?”“Atthi panāvuso maggo atthi paṭipadā, etāsaṁ dukkhatānaṁ pariññāyā”ti?
“There is.” …“Atthi kho, āvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etāsaṁ dukkhatānaṁ pariññāyā”ti.